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ØPakistani teenage activist shot last year by Taliban is awarded EU prize for fighting for girls' rights to education.
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ØMalala Yousafzai who has become an emblem of the fight against the most radical forms of Islamism has also been nominated for the Nobel peace prize.
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ØThe 16 year old, was attacked in northwestern Pakistan by a group of gunmen who fired on her school bus.
ØMalala is not a stranger to such threats having first rose to prominence during the Taliban's 2007-2009 rule in Pakistan's northwestern Swat Valley with a blog for the BBC Urdu service chronicaling the struggle of daily life under Taliban rule.
ØHer publicised criticism of the Taliban and its violent action against girls' schools meant she was soon targeted by the group who shot her in the neck and head on her way home from school last year.
ØShe amazingly survived the attack and bacame a global ambassador for the ri;ght of all children, girls as well as boys, to go to school.
ØThe teenager, who has written a book about her ordeal, is still living in Britain a year after the attack as she remains threatened by the Taliban who say they will kill her should she return to Pakistan.
ØThe principal at her old school says that as Malala's fame has grown, so has fear in her classrooms.
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ØGO TO AL JAZERRA, CNN, and New YORK TIMES for further reading. Answer questions
Where did or does Malala live? Which laws or traditions did Malala offend?
2.What did she protest? How did she protest?
3.What was the result of her protest?
4.What happened to her?
5.What makes her brave? A role model? How might she inspire you…..
6.What are the threats against her?
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1.How is Malala introduced? What initial questions is she asked? How does she answer.
2.List 3 new facts you learned about fight to get an education in Pakistan. A. Growing up B. Protesting
3.Describe the attack on her life. Why and How did she survive?
4.What are her plans now….
5. Find out about the Nobel Peace Prize. Who awards the prize. How much is it? Who are past winners. Who was nominated this year?