Malala

She is known for her activism for rights to education and for women, especially in the Swat Valley, where the Taliban had at times banned girls from attending school. WHO IS MALALA?

“I think of it often and imagine the scene clearly. Even if they come to kill me, I will tell them what they are trying to do is wrong, that education is our basic right.” – Malala Yousafzai FAMOUS QUOTE

Award Malala was awarded the 2013 UN Human Rights Prize in early December, which is awarded every five years and has previously been bestowed on icons like Nelson Mandela and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.

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