Deccan Chronicle

BRAVE GIRL

MALALA YOUSAFZAI, IN 2009, BEGAN WRITING ON WOMEN’S EDUCATION

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■ The Taliban had taken control of the area and banned TV, music and

shopping for women. They also limited formal education for women.

■ Malala also received death threats from the terror outfit for her progressiv­e views in favour

of women.

■ On 9 October, 2012, a masked gunman got on her school bus and shot her a single bullet. It went through her head, neck and shoulder.

 ??  ?? She was moved to Birmingham in
the UK at a specialist hospital for treating military
injuries.
She was moved to Birmingham in the UK at a specialist hospital for treating military injuries.

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