#strongerthan

 When I was 14, I received education as most 14 year-olds in the United States are accustomed to and take for granted. I was not aware that some people have to fight to go to school in some parts of the world.

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Malala grew up in Swat Valley and loved going to school. She wrote about how Tabliban tried to stop education and stop girls from going to school. In 2009, things got worse — music and tv were banned, Malala’s school was forced to shut down, Malala was getting death threats. After seeing Malala’s increasing popularity and how she got awarded a peace price, Talibans decided to kill her.

On a school bus ride home, she was shot from the side of her left head and she got into a fatal condition. She eventually recovered, but the shooting gained worldwide attention and a new social movement started.

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As a brave woman she has always been, Malala stood up and became a spokesperson for various issues including women and children’s rights, education rights, gender inequality. And social media has helped her along the way to her nobel prize in 2014. Her @MalalaFund account has over 9000 tweets and has reached almost 500k followers; Her #strongerthan campaign asked others to use the hashtag and share strength for the Nigerian girls who were abducted by another terrorist group. With this initiative, Malala wanted to reach the globe, not just Africa. 

“So I say that I am stronger than fear. I am stronger than violence. I am stronger than terrorism. I am stronger than every kind of thing that stops me from getting education.” - Malala

(an example of how Malala used her #StrongerThan campaign)

Here are the letters from school children to Malala Yousafzai from Maryland. Clearly, Malala’s messages are spread all over the world.

Malala Fund Twitter Page

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