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Malala Yousafzai Speech

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In a society where girls weren’t allowed to go to school and they were often expected to stay home and do the housework, there was a girl who thought it should all be different. In the big city of Pakistan, Malala Yousafzai felt passionate about girls having the same educational rights as boys. Because she fought for what she believed in, she was able to change the world. Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize winner, knew that it wasn’t right for boys to have more educational rights than girls. She had been through so much because she knew the difference between right and wrong. Because of strong relationships, people believing in her, and her feelings being powerful, she was able to change the world.
Malala’s dad, Ziauddin Yousafzai, has always been Malala’s biggest inspiration and supporter. He believed that Malala could do anything she set her mind to and he helped her in every way he possibly could. Author Christina Lamb wrote an article about Malala and Ziauddin’s very special relationship called My Father, My Inspiration. “When I was getting to know the family in 2013 to help Malala write her memoir, it soon became clear that she is who she is because of her father. “He gave me wings,” she says.” Malala makes it very clear that her father was the person that helped her do all the great things she has done. Because Malala and her dad had such a good relationship, Malala was able to gain the courage she needed to be able to stand up for what she believed in. “That might

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