Influential Activists

Malala Yousafzai is a women and children activist born in Mingora, Pakistan on July 12th 1997. While growing up, she began advocating for the right to education among girls . Due to her persistence and determination in her activism, on October 9th 2012 Malala was shot on her way home from school by a gunman. She survived the incident and became more passionate towards her fight for education for young females. This incident gave her popularity and in 2013 Malala became nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, which she won in 2014. Malala became the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize (Yousafzai 481). Due to the problems that young females had been facing in Pakistan and worldwide, it was essential to understand her education, the oppression by the Taliban, the devotion towards her religion named Islam and activism on the basis of the novel ‘I Am Malala’.

Malala Youafzai is now a inspiring activist for women's education. Malala has a strong passion for education and loved school as a child. She lived in terriable circumstances in which a radical terrorist group, the Taliban, was terrorizing her city. Enforcing cruel strict Islamic law Malala bravly spoke out against the Taliban. Through many courages and tragic events Malala was globaly noticed, bringing attention to the issues of childrens and womens education and influencing millions of people.

After reading the book ‘’I Am Malala’’ I noticed that she was one of the bravest strong young girls in the world. Malala Yousafzai is a young girl born on July 12, 1997, in the city, Mingora in Pakistan. She fought for something that is she is passionate about. Heroes are people who stand up for something, they are courageous, they are noble and they are loyal to something they stand for. Malala is known as the fifteen-year-old girl who got shot because she fought for women’s rights and education. This young girl named Malala is brave, persistent, and influential.

What is a teen activist? A teen activist is a teenager who wants to help people or animals for a cause. What I think about all teen activists is that they all fight for what they believe in. They go to extensive lengths to help people to help us. They don't do this because they have to they do it because they want to do it. They don't care that the odds were against them or they have very little chance of succeeding. They do what they want and the do it right.They are like the voice of the people fighting up against poverty and all the other struggles in the world. Most activists go through a lot like Malala but I won't get to deep into that yet. They all have the courage to do what they do.

Malala Yousafzai is the youngest person to have ever won the Nobel Peace Prize, one of only 16 women to have won the prize, and the only woman from Pakistan to have won the prize. Malala won that prize for standing up for the social issues of Pakistan and almost getting killed for standing up for what’s right. There are several issues going on in Pakistan but more specifically in the valley of Swat. The social issues going on in Pakistan are gender discrimination, education rights, and extremism.

My last example of a teen activist is Malala Yousafzai, she stands up for women's freedom and women's education. According to ABC news Some challenges she faced was the Taliban, they would threaten her and eventually they shot her in the head. But that did not stop her. She was rushed to a hospital in England where she had surgery to remove the bullet from her head. After her recovery she started to speak out again about what happened to her and other girls at the hands of the Taliban. Imagine how brave she is, she got shot and still was strong enough to speaking out. But she was not alone. She got her inspiration from her Dad. He was a teacher who believed that if men are allowed to go to school then women should be allowed to go to school

What is teen activism? Teen activist can change the word. Activist stand up for what they believe. Some teen activist want equality for everyone. Teen activist also pass laws to help the world. Teen activist tell about their cause so they can help. Teen activist also start funds. Some of the teen activist are Alex Lin, who fights for the environment and e-waste. Another teen activist is Alex Libby and he fights for people to stop bullying. Finally, Malala Yousafzai and she fights for equal rights and girls education.

A teen activist is a current teenager that is motivated to make the world a better place. All teen activist have compassion for others. They dedicate a lot of their time to help other people or animals. Teens become activist based on their own personal experience, or have compassion for others, or are influenced by an inspired person’s actions.

Teen activist all thrive to make the world a better place, they fix the world's mistakes. They improve, and work toward a goal. No matter how they start or how big the goal those are teen activist. Teen activist are conscientious, innovative, and traumatized , I will be writing about Malala Yousafzai who fought for women’s education, Alex Lin who help slow down e-waste, and Iqbal Masih who fought for the freedom of three thousand kids

The teen activist who is standing up for childrens (Mostly woman's) right to have an education.Malala was shot on the left side of her head and the bullet traveled down her neck. Malala refused to die. Malala run’s an organization called “Malala Fund” to help children in Pakistan have an education. Malala doesn’t want a 3rd world war.The taliban have been blowing up schools in Pakistan so nobody could have an education. But that didn’t stop Malala, because of her children in Pakistan have an education. “I don’t want revenge on the Taliban, I want education for sons and daughters of the Taliban”- Malala

Alex Lin recycles electronics, when he was in 5th grade he read a magazine and realized that he should do something about it. After he read about it he has seen a lot of people wasting and throwing away electronics. With that problem, he took some of his friends and decided to create a website. Ever seen then people been aware of throwing away electronics. He is now 16 years old and he overseen the recycling of 300,000 pounds of e-waste. Also, he helped create 7 media centers around the

Malala is a young teenager who demands that girls should be allowed to receive an education, while she challenges the Taliban in Pakistan. As a child, she became aware of the advocates for girls to go to school. Her activism resulted in a nomination for the International Children's Peace Prize in 2011. On October 9, 2012, she gained global attention when she survived an assassination attempt by a Taliban gunman, who shot her on the left side of her face. However, this did not stop her from insisting that girls deserve an education. As a matter of fact, this pushed her to go around and inform the girls of their rights. In October 2014, Yousafzai received the Nobel Peace Prize for her bravery; at age 17, she became the youngest person to acquire this award. Malala continues to speak out about her right, and the right of all women, to get an education. Today, the Malala Fund has become an organization that empowers girls to achieve their potential and become confident and strong leaders in their own

A lot of activists sacrifice their life in order to achieve their cause. Three activists that sacrificed their life to fight for their causes are Malala Yousafzai, Martin Luther King Jr, and Iqbal Masih. Some activists know that the might get killed for fighting for their cause but the keep fighting for it until they achieve their cause.

Activism is an act of making a good change in the world. Activists are often inspired by many different things such as a moment, a person, and much more. Activists are often inspired by people. Neha Gupta was inspired by meeting a poor orphan child on her trip to India. After she saw this she started an organization named “Empower Orphans” to help poor orphans.

“When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.”- Malala yousafzai(goodreads.com) A lot of times, people who change the world are born in normal everyday families and are not seen as any different until they decide what to do with their life, unexpectedly fight for a cause. For this reason, Activism is something our world that happens because somebody feels like they want to get the kinks out. If everyone thought that somebody needs to take charge to stop something atrocious nobody would be there to actually do that. Some people on this planet take it upon themselves to stop not just their problems, but our planet’s, to make it a better place. These sometimes are ordinary people who decide on an extraordinary life. Many humans