Malala Yousafzai⁣

“We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” ⁣
- Malala Yousafzai⁣
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Born in Pakistan, Yousafzai learned about the importance of education from her father, a teacher. When the Taliban seized her town in 2008, girls were prohibited from going to school. Yousafzai publicly spoke out against it and was shot in the head for standing up for what she believed in. After months of recovery, she refused to hide in fear and instead used her voice to start the Malala Fund, a charity dedicated to ensuring that every girl has the opportunity to go to school. At age 17, she became the youngest person ever to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.⁣