Steem engagement challenge S7W5 | Your Favorite World Inspirational Figure
Greetings my lovely friends!
I was in my early twenties when I first heard her name. The news presenter was saying how brave she was and that she is the youngest person ever to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. She did it at the age of 17. I was amazed to see a such young girl getting Nobel Peace Prize! At that moment, I was curious to know her story.
After knowing her story she becomes my hero. I will share why she is such an inspirational figure. This is the story of Malala Yousafzai.
She was born in the Swat Valley of Pakistan in 1997. As a child, she grew up surrounded by the beauty of the mountains and the kindness of her family and friends. But life is always full of unexpected. The beauty of Swat Valley soon became a terror with the arrival of the terrorist organization Taliban. They wanted to impose their extreme interpretation of Islam on the region and restrict the rights of women and girls, particularly with regard to their education.
Malala as a young teenage girl was passionate about education and wanted to make a difference in the world. In 2012, when she was just 15 years old, she started writing a blog for the BBC about life under Taliban rule in the Swat Valley. In her blog, she spoke about the importance of education for girls, and she quickly became a voice for women's rights and education in her home country Pakistan.
The Swat Valley Pakistan SourceTaliban didn’t like what this teenager doing to them. They sent multiple death threats hoping that she would stop her blog and surrender herself. But Malala wasn’t like any other average girl, she continued to speak out and advocate for education.
One fateful day, while returning home from school, Malala was targeted by a Taliban gunman and shot in the head. The bullet just missed her brain and she was taken to the United Kingdom for medical treatment. The attack was meant to silence her voice, but instead, it only made her stronger.
With the incident, she becomes the topic of many leading news channels. In 2013 she gave a speech at the United Nations, where she called for every girl in the world to have the right to an education. This speech was the beginning of a new chapter in Malala's life, and she has since become a global ambassador for education.
“The terrorist thought that they would change my aims and stop my ambitions, but nothing changed in my life except this: Weakness, fear, and hopelessness died. Strength, Power & courage was born.”
In 2014, Malala received the Nobel Peace Prize, in recognition of her tireless work in promoting girls' education and fighting for the rights of women and girls. She also established the Malala Fund, which works to empower girls through education.
So why do I think Malala's story is so Inspirational? The answer is simple because Malala's story is a story of hope, courage, and determination. It is a story of a young girl who stood up for what she believed in, even in the face of immense danger, and who refused to be silenced. It is a story of a young woman who, through her hard work and perseverance, has made a real difference in the world.
In short, Malala's story is a reminder that one person can make a difference, and that even the youngest and smallest among us have the power to change the world. And that, my dear friends, is a message that should inspire and motivate us all.
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Malala is a woman I personally admire a lot. She is a brave woman. When I see her speech on YouTube, I definitely watch it. Thank you for inviting me to this contest. Have a nice day to you!