Malala Yousafzai praises SRK's performance in 'Zero', expresses desire to meet the actor

Malala was born in Mingora, Pakistan on July 12, 1997. Being born as a girl in conservative Pakistan was not easy. However, her father Ziauddin Yousafzai, was determined to give her every opportunity a boy would have. The one thing that her father did from the day was to let her fly and never clip her wings.

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When Malala was 11, her father took her to a local press club in Peshawar to protest the shutting down of the schools and that is when she gave her first speech -"How Dare the Taliban Take Away My Basic Right to Education?". In 2008, The Taliban commence a campaign to blow up all government institutions. They focus their wrath on girls' schools which they say go against Islamic teachings. Malala's school, operated by her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, remained open, but was under constant threat.

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Malala had learned English by the age of eleven, and was already by that age a strong advocate of education for all. Before she was 12, she began a blog, using a pseudonym, Gul Makai, writing of her daily life for BBC Urdu. When the Taliban, an extremist and militant Islamic group, came to power In Swat, she focused her blog more on the changes in her life, including the Taliban's ban on education for girls, which included the closing of, and often physical destruction or burning of, over 100 schools for girls.

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Amidst all the causes that Malala is associated with, she hasn't lost the innocence and playfulness of the 21-year-old that she is. Currently, basking in FIFA fever, she is seen here showing off some legwork with the football and looks like she can kick some action on the field like a pro.

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Nearly six years after a brutal attack that left her on the verge of death, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai returned to Pakistan in March 2018. Yousafzai, 21, gave an emotional, heartfelt speech on her return to her country of birth, where she is still under threat of violence. In a speech in which she often had to pause for tears, the activist hailed the fact "more than 6 million dollars" has been invested on education in Pakistan in recent years, adding she hoped "we all join hands for the betterment of Pakistan for our future, to empower our women so they can earn and stand on their own two feet."

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As Malala celebrates her birthday today, the makers of her biopic have released the poster of the film. The poster reads, "One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world." The biopic will capture Malala's journey from Pakistan's Swat Valley to her efforts in getting the children of Pakistan to school. Her efforts got her worldwide recognition and admiration. The moving poster brings forth Malala's fight for education and peace in a Pakistan plagued by several terrorist groups.