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Malala was Born
Malala was born in Mingora, Pakistan, which is the country's Swat Valley -
Malala Made a Speech
Malala gave a speech in Peshawar, Pakistan. The speech was titled "How Dare the Taliban Take Away my Basic Right to Education" -
Blogging for BBC
Malala began blogging for BBC. She talked about living under the Taliban threats to deny her an education. She used the name Gul Makai. In December of that year she was revealed. -
Nominated for International Children's Peace Prize
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Awarded for Pakistan's National Youth Peace Prize
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Gunman Shot Malala
One day when Malala was riding home from school, a masked gunman boarded the bus and asked which was Malala. When all of her friends looked at Malala, her location was given away. Malala got hit in the left side of her head. Two other girls were also harmed. Malala was in critical condition, and was flown down to the military hospital in Pakistan. A portion of her skull was removed to cure the swelling. She was then transferred to Birmingham, England -
Attending School in Birmingham
After her being taken out of a medically induced coma, and many surgeries in the United Kingdom, she could finally start attending school. -
Autobiography Released
Malala wrote an autobiography, I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban. -
Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought
European parliament awarded Malala the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. -
Noble Peace Prize
Malala was awarded the co-recipient of the 2014 Noble Peace Prize for going through many struggles to get all children a right to an education. Being 17, Malala is the youngest person to be awarded the Noble Peace Prize. -
Malala Day
for Malala's eighteenth birthday on July 12, 2015, was named Malala Day. -
Documentary Released
A documentary about Malala's life was released. He Named Me Malala, directed by Davis Guggenheim gives viewers a look at Malala's life.
