Ziauddin ran a school in Swat adjacent to the family home. He was known as an advocate for education in Pakistan, which has the second highest number of out-of-school children in the world, and became an outspoken opponent of Taliban efforts to restrict education and ban girls from going to school.
Malala he shared his father’s passion for learning and loved going to school. In 2009, when the Taliban’s military presence in Swat intensified, Malala began blogging for the BBC Urdu service under a pseudonym, fearing that his school would be attacked and military activity in Swat would escalate. Television and music were forbidden, women were prevented from shopping, until finally Ziauddin he was informed that his school had to close.
On October 9, 2012, while Malala and her friends were riding home from school, a masked gunman got into her school bus and asked for Malala. She received a single shot that went through her head, neck and shoulder. Two of his friends were also injured in the attack.
Malala he survived the initial attack, but was in critical condition. She was transferred to Birmingham in the UK for treatment at a specialized military injury hospital. She was not discharged until January 2013, by which time her family had already joined her family in the UK.
The Taliban’s attempt to assassinate Malala received worldwide condemnation and sparked protests across Pakistan. In the weeks following the attack, more than 2 million people signed a petition for the right to education, and the National Assembly swiftly ratified Pakistan’s first Law on the Right to Free and Compulsory Education.
Malala She became a global advocate for the millions of girls who are denied a formal education due to social, economic, legal and political factors. In 2013, Malala and Ziauddin co-founded the Malala Foundation to raise awareness of the social and economic effects of girls’ education and to empower girls to speak up, unlock their potential, and demand change.
Malala received the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, 2014, shared with indigenous children’s rights and education advocate, Kailash Satyarthi. Malala donated his entire prize of more than $ 500,000 to fund the creation of a high school for girls in Pakistan.