Malala Yousafzai

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai will attend a summit on girls’ education hosted in Islamabad to advance girls’ education and promote awareness of women’s empowerment. On October 9, 2012, Malala, a supporter of girls’ education, and her friends Kainat and Shazia were attacked by the outlawed Tehreek-i Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as they were making their way back from school in the Swat valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.The TTP, infuriated by her activism, shot her, critically injuring her in the process. Following her initial treatment, Malala was evacuated from the nation.…