Documentary About Malala Yousafzai Picked Up By Fox Searchlight
He Named Me Malala, a documentary about Malala Yousafzai directed by Davis Guggenheim will get a global release by Fox Searchlight. Right on.
Malala Yousafzai Accepts Her Nobel Peace Prize
On Wednesday, Malala Yousafzai, fierce advocate of female education, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize alongside co-recipient Kailash Satyarthi. At age 17, she is the youngest ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. She also had a day named after her (July 14, 2014), she has written a memoir, and has a huge list of…
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai just won another award, the World's Children's Prize. But like one Malala does, she's donating the $50,000 she's been awarded to repair damaged schools in the Gaza strip.
Malala Yousafzai Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Committee announced today that 17-year-old Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, exactly two years one day after the Taliban attempted to murder her for advocating for the education of Pakistani girls. She's the award's youngest ever recipient.
Malala's Attackers Have Been Arrested
The gang of garbage humans responsible for attempting to murder teen activist Malala Yousafzai has been arrested, according to Pakistani army officials. One down, a depressingly high number to go.
Malala Yousafzai Wants to Be Prime Minister
I hope you're all prepared to happy-weep with hot tears of pride and encouragement, because here's a video of Malala Yousafzai, education rights advocate and bottomless well of courage and inspiration, declaring that she wants to be prime minister of Pakistan one day.
Glamour Mag Names Malala Yousafzai a Woman of the Year
Glamour magazine usually waits until December to announce their 12 Women of the Year, but Editor-in-Chief Cindi Lieve decided to use the buzz surrounding Nobel Peace Prize non-winner Malala Yousafzai to announce ahead of time that she's one of 2013's Glamour Women of the Year. That means that the Malala Fund will get…
Malala Yousafzai and the Nobel Peace Prize She Didn't Win
Malala Yousafzai did not win the Nobel Peace Prize this week. That honor went to "the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons," a group whose work the nominating committee found particularly relevant given the recent human rights violations…
Taliban Says It Would Definitely Try to Kill Malala Yousafzai Again
Taliban leaders claim that they didn't actually shoot Malala Yousafzai in the head because of her determination to get an education—they did it because she was making "a jokes" out of Islam. (I don't really get the point of that distinction, nor does it seem particularly sincere, but okey dokey.) And, they say,…
Malala Yousafzai Helps Open Europe's Largest Public Library
Speaking in Birmingham, England Today as she inaugurated what is now the largest public library in Europe, Malala Yousafzai praised the people of the city for helping her recover after being shot by Taliban forces, calling it her "second home."
In Her First Video Statement, Malala Yousufzai Vows to Keep Fighting
Malala Yousufzai, the 15-year-old girl who just a few days ago had a titanium plate put in her skull as a result of being shot by the Taliban back in October, has released her first video statement — which was recorded on January 22 — via a PR firm a mere couple of hours after Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital…
