Malala the Brave

                                   Malala the Brave

      It's Tuesday afternoon October 9, 2012. You are a girl in Pakistan. You are on your way home on a bus with your friends after you've finished taking an exam. A masked gunman is aboard your bud asking for your name. when you acknowledge yourself, you get shot in the head and 2 of your friends are injured as a result of the shooting. You are Malala Yousafzai, an activist for education and women's rights.

      Yousafzai was immediately taken to a Pakistani military hospital. From there, she was taken from hospital to hospital in the country until she transferred to Birmingham, Britain, where Malala and her family now live.

      This was almost 2 years ago. In the present, 10 of the people who are part of the TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan) we're taken into custody by the Pakistani government. The men are being interrogated and will soon face an anti-terrorism court, but this might be a long process in Pakistan's legal system. The arrested men were working under a man named Mullah Fazlullah, who is the chief of the TTP. He said there was a list of 22 prominent activists and on the list among many was Malala.

      Since then, Malala has become famous worldwide, being nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. On July 12, 2013 (Malala's birthday), she gave a speech to the UN to call for worldwide education; Malala received several standing ovations as a result of her 1st public speech since the attack. The UN dubbed the event "Malala Day". "I don't even hate the Talib who shot me. Even if there is a gun in my hand and he stands in front of me, I would not shoot him."

      "Malala Day is not day. Today is the day of every woman, every boy and every girl who have raised their voice for their rights."