Stories of Courage: Malala Yousafzai

When gunmen attacked Malala, they thought they would silence her. What happened?

• A movement around the world was started.

• Malala stopped fighting for girls' rights.

• Malala was killed.

• They missed Malala and she escaped was not seen again.

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Malala's father worked as:

• a teacher

• an artist

• a school principal

• a businessman

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Malala's mother:

• was a school teacher

• graduated first in her class

• was not able to read or write

• died when Malala was young

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In school Malala:

• struggled

• did very well

• she did not go to school

• stayed in the office with her dad

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When the Taliban told Malala's town that girls could not go to school, Malala:

• started blogging and speaking publicly for girls' rights.

• went into hiding.

• stopped going to school.

• told everyone they should follow the Taliban's orders.

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When Malala was shot, her message:

• became known around the world.

• stopped being shared and girls followed the rules.

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The central idea of this article is:

• Don't move to Pakistan.

• Stand up for what you believe in.

• Malala has a good family.

• Malala is really smart.

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