Ever since the Taliban took over her town of Mingora, Pakistan, Malala’s life has changed. The Taliban causes her and many others with injustices along the lines of education, woman, and children. According to biography.com, “However, the area began to change as the Taliban tried to take control…the Taliban began attacking girls' schools.” When the Taliban took control over her town, the Taliban attacked schools. The Malala Fund states, “Taliban efforts to restrict education …show more content…
She is a very respected activist due to her drive to speak and stand up for others from a very young age. “ After the Taliban began attacking girls' schools in Swat, Malala gave a speech in Peshawar, Pakistan, in September 2008. The title of her talk was, ‘How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education?’” (biography.com). She has been an activist since the age of eleven, and is now eighteen. She stuck up for herself and others for the injustices that the Taliban did, and brought. According to biography.com, “She was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 2013. In 2014, she was nominated again and won, becoming the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.” The nominations and winnings that she has won, she has truly deserved. She stands up for herself and others, even though she has her life on the line for doing