Who is Malala Yousafzai

On October 9,2012a masked gunman boarded a school bus in Pakistanasked for fifteen-year-old Malala Yousafzaiand shot her in the head. In critical conditionMalala was flown to a military hospital before being transferred for further care in England. Miraculouslyshe survived. Malala was targeted by the Taliban for a blog she began in 2009 for the BBCwriting about how hard it was for girls in her area to attend school. Now a global advocate for millions who are denied an educationMalala has become the symbol of hope for her own generation. She is an inspiring figureand still a kid herselfmaking her story an important addition to the Who Was…? series.