International Malala Day is observed every year on July 12 to honour Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani advocate for girls’ education and the youngest Nobel laureate.
It serves as a worldwide awareness day, emphasising the need for girls to fight for their right to education.
The theme for World Malala Day 2023 is inspired by the book “I Am Malala”, which focuses on the influence of celebrities as heroes and role models for social progress.
Malala’s efforts attracted global attention, leading to her being recognized by Time magazine in 2013 as one of the most influential people in the world.
In 2014, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and became the youngest recipient ever.
Malala has also received the United Nations Human Rights Award and the Liberty Medal.
Malala Yousafzai was born on 12 July 1997 in Mingora, Pakistan.
In 2007, the Taliban imposed a ban on girls attending school in her town.
Despite the ban, Malala spoke to B.B.C. Started writing for Urdu in 2009, advocating for girls’ education.
On 9 October 2012, Taliban gunmen targeted Malala and shot her in the head.
Malala survived the attack and delivered an impressive speech addressing the United Nations on her 16th birthday.
