*Winner of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize* In 2009 Malala Yousafzai began writing a blog on BBC Urdu about life in the Swat Valley as the Taliban gained control at times banning girls from attending school. When her identity was discovered Malala began to appear in both Pakistani and international media advocating the freedom to pursue education for all. In October 2012 gunmen boarded Malalas school bus and shot her in the face a bullet passing through her head and into her shoulder. Remarkably Malala survived the shooting. At a very young age Malala Yousafzai has become a worldwide symbol of courage and hope. Her shooting has sparked a wave of solidarity across Pakistan not to mention globally for the right to education freedom from terror and female emancipation.
