Nobel Laureates and Their Impact: Malala

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In 2012 Malala Yousafzai was campaigning for accessible education under Taliban occupation. She had created a blog to get out the message of the jihadist group's influence in her homeland of Swat Valley, Pakistan. It was October when tragedy stuck and Yousafzai was shot in the head by the jihadist group after trying to attend school during a ban on girl's learning. Following this assasination attempt, Malala has been outspoken in her international advocacy of education in safe and quality environments through public speaking and her memoir I Am Malala. Pakistani protests have led to the first Right to Education Bill in Pakistan. Malala has receieved a plethora of accolades for her brave service. 
Two years have passed since the incident that incited Malala's established activism and she has been chosen as one of two Nobel Peace Prize winners. This laureate stands for children suffering in areas of conflict and for girls faced with adversity. Free, compulsory education that provides equal opportunity to both genders and isn't impeded upon by government forces or armed groups is an international goal that all can stand behind. This sentiment is expressed in Article 28 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. UN General Secretary Ban Ki-Moon stated the UN's support of this advocate in a statement that read "The United Nations will continue to stand with her against extremism and for the right of girls everywhere to be free of violence, to go to school and to enjoy their right to an education.” 

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