Malala Yousafzai's journey from Pakistani schoolgirl to peace symbol


  • World
  • Friday, 10 Oct 2014

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Malala Yousafzai's journey from Pakistani schoolgirl to Nobel Peace Prize winner has entranced the world as the teenager emerged defiant after a near-fatal attack by the Taliban to fight for girls' rights.

Two years ago, Yousafzai was travelling home from school in Mingora in the Swat Valley in northwest Pakistan when Taliban gunmen boarded her school bus and shot the 15-year-old in the head at point-blank range.

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