Courageous Young Hero by KeriThe young Pakistani female rights activist Malala Yousafzai finished her first day at school in the UK at Edgbaston High School for Girls in Birmingham on Tuesday this week. Malala, who is in Year Nine, was shot in the head and neck last October in Pakistan, in an attempted assassination whilst she was on the bus home. After the attack, she was rushed to hospital where she remained unconscious. Once her condition returned to serious but stable, she was flown to Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital for specialist care and brain surgery.
She had been campaigning for girls’ rights to an education before a group of Taliban attacked her. In an interview, she said: “I think it is the happiest moment that I’m going back to school, this is what I dreamed, that all the children should be able to go to school because it is their basic right.” Malala will start her GCSE curriculum next year, and is excited to learn about politics and law. She is also the youngest ever nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize in history, as tens of thousands sign an online petition. In addition, the UN Secretary-General has announced that the 10th November will be celebrated as Malala Day. |
HOW THIS IMPACTS ON OUR AREA
Having the courage to stand up and speak out against wrong is something not many of us possess, especially when it could result in being hurt or killed. Malala showed incredible bravery when the Taliban got on the bus, pointed guns and demanded that she step forward or they would kill everyone there. She did, saving many lives. When we complain about having to get out of bed to go to school in the morning, there are people who can barely afford to eat dream of an education and are fighting hard to get one, because they know that everyone has a right to get one. This impacts on our school and everywhere else because us kids are the future, and we can and will change the future for the better. |