This is the first in our three-part series on Malala Yousafzai, the education and women's rights activist from Pakistan. We'll detail her family and early life growing up in Pakistan from her birth in 1997 up until the Taliban's takeover in 2007.
Sources used:
- I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai (book, 2013)
- Let Her Fly: A Father's Journey by Ziauddain Yousafzai (book, 2018)
Resources for further reading:
- We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World by Malala Yousafzai (book, 2021)
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