Malala Yousafzai is an inspirational young woman who fought for her rights. An advocate for girls’ education, Malala works to help children around the world get the formal education they deserve. She is a hero because even after receiving death threats and an attempted assassination from the Taliban, she had the courage continued to stand up for what she believes.

Malala grew up being educated and heavily influenced by her father who was a Pakistani political activist protesting against the Taliban. Wanting to follow in her father’s footsteps, in 2009 she started blogging for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) under the fake name of Gul Makai. Blogging against the Taliban was dangerous, and the original volunteer was stopped by her parents from blogging because they feared the Taliban. However, Malala continued to blog even with the threat of the Taliban. …show more content…
In 2009 the Pakistani army moved into the Swat Valley to regain control, but in the process Malala was separated from her family. That month after hearing a Taliban commander give her father a death threat over the radio, she committed to being a politician. Following the documentary, she gained popularity after her identity became revealed as the BBC blogger. She was interviewed by several radio shows and even started appearing on television to speak publicly about girls’ education.

As her popularity increased, her danger increased as well. The Taliban started noticing Malala’s activism and repeatedly sent her death threats. Despite their threats, she did not stop and on a bus ride home a member of the Taliban shot Malala in the head. After the shooting she was transported to a hospital in critical condition having to be treated for her injury. Malala survived the injury and received tons of support from people across the