Malala Yousafzai Speaks Out After Being Shot In The Face (VIDEO)

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani teen who is an activist for education for girls and women’s rights. In her home of Swat Valley, the Taliban often banned education for girls. In 2009, when she was just twelve, she penned a blog under a pseudonym for the BBC and exposed what it was like to live under Taliban rule. The following summer, a New York Times documentary was filmed about her life in Pakistan and she began to gain international recognition. She was targeted by the Taliban and shot in the face as a result of her activism at fifteen years old.

She is the youngest person to ever be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

From Wikipedia: On 9 October 2012, Yousafzai was shot in the head and neck in an assassination attempt by Taliban gunmen while returning home on a school bus. In the days immediately following the attack, she remained unconscious and in critical condition, but later her condition improved enough for her to be sent to a hospital in the United Kingdom for intensive rehabilitation. On 12 October, a group of 50 Islamic clerics in Pakistan issued a fatwā against those who tried to kill her, but the Taliban reiterated its intent to kill Yousafzai and her father, Ziauddin.

Thankfully the Taliban didn’t silence her and she is still fighting for women and the right for girls to get to an education, all over the world. In an ABC interview, Malala explains why she won’t back down. Her passion and conviction are an inspiration.

If there is such a thing as an old soul, she is one. She is a remarkable young woman.

Kimberley A. Johnson – A.K.A. The Anti Coulter is the author of The Virgin Diaries and an activist for women’s rights. Like her on Facebook, Twitter or friend her on FB HERE. Check out her campaign to raise money for her next book on Women’s Rights and The Importance Of Voting.

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