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The Girl Who Stood Up For Education

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Imagine yourself as a school age child eagerly waiting to go to school. When the day finally comes, your mind becomes a sponge as you absorb all of the lessons your teacher has provided you. At the age of ten, there is an announcement that you are no longer allowed to go to school. The terrorist group, the Taliban, has banned all females from going to school. You are infuriated. To do something about it, you decide to write on an anonymous blog ranting your fury and outrage towards this freedom that has been removed from you. Despite the consequences for speaking out and for disobeying what has been decreed, you continue to further your education. For the next five years, you go to school but always on alert. One day, as you are walking along the sidewalk with your friends to catch the bus, you notice …show more content…

With support worldwide, she began to speak publically about her story and even wrote a book, “I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban.” She didn’t stop there. Malala co-founded the Malala Fund to help other students globally going through the same struggles. As an advocate, she has traveled to Jordan, Kenya, and Nigeria to speak out against other terrorist groups like the Taliban that tries to stop girls for going to school. All of these strides to help with education won her a Nobel Peace Prize at the age of 17, one of the youngest recipients. According to the Nobel Prize Organization, she is “funding education projects in six countries and working with international leaders, the Malala Fund joins with local partners to invest in innovative solutions on the ground and advocates globally for quality second education for girls.” When she accepted the award, she reiterated “this award is not just for me. It is for those forgotten children who want education. It is for those frightened children who want peace. It is for those voiceless children who want

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