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Profile: Malala Yousafzai

Profile: Malala Yousafzai
Image copyright Reuters Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai wrote an anonymous diary about life under Taliban rule in north-west Pakistan. She was shot in the head by militants for daring to go to school. In 2014 she became the youngest person ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Accepting the award in Oslo she said she was "humbled" and proud to be the first Pashtun and the first Pakistani to win the prize. Malala Yousafzai first came to public attention through that heartfelt diary, published on BBC Urdu, which chronicled her desire to remain in education and for girls to have the chance to be educated. When she was shot in the head in October 2012 by a Taliban gunman, she was already well known in Pakistan, but that one shocking act catapulted her to international fame. She survived the dramatic assault, in which a militant boarded her school bus in Pakistan's north-western Swat valley and opened fire, wounding two of her school friends as well. Image copyright Birmingham Hospitals Trust Related:  Human rights assignmentPYP EXHIBITION 2018

Desmond Tutu - Archbishop - Biography.com Desmond Tutu is a South African Anglican cleric who is known for his role in the opposition to apartheid in South Africa. Synopsis In 1978 Desmond Tutu was appointed general secretary of the South African Council of Churches and became a leading spokesperson for the rights of black South Africans. During the 1980s he played an unrivaled role in drawing national and international attention to the iniquities of apartheid, and in 1984 he won the Nobel Prize for Peace for his efforts. Early Life Desmond Mpilo Tutu was born on October 7, 1931 in Klerksdorp, South Africa. "We knew, yes, we were deprived," he later recalled. Tutu was a bright and curious child with a passion for reading. Tutu graduated from high school in 1950, and although he had been accepted into medical school, his family could not afford the expensive tuition. Rise to Prominence Nevertheless, Tutu became increasingly frustrated with the racism corrupting all aspects of South African life under apartheid. Personal Life

Boy Scouts rescue TV star | Smithsonian TweenTribune Ann Curry has reported on television from the most dangerous places on earth. She appeared on NBC's Today show for many years. But when she broke her leg during a recent hike, it was a troop of New Jersey Boy Scouts that came to her rescue. Curry was hiking with her family on Bear Mountain in New York's Harriman State Park when she hurt her leg. Members of Troop 368 from Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, came across the injured NBC News correspondent. "Your skill and professionalism were a great comfort to me," Curry wrote. Curry said her leg was so severely broken that it would take 10 to 12 weeks to heal. Troop leader Rick Jurgens said many of the 14- to 16 year-old scouts were just following their training. The scouts were amazed, Jurgens added, after watching Curry's news reports on someone's cellphone and seeing all the famous people she had interviewed.

Malala Yousafzai: A 'Normal,' Yet Powerful Girl Malala Yousafzai speaks to NPR's Michel Martin while on tour for her new book, I Am Malala. Abbey Oldham/NPR hide caption toggle caption Abbey Oldham/NPR Malala Yousafzai speaks to NPR's Michel Martin while on tour for her new book, I Am Malala. "I think Malala is an average girl," Ziauddin Yousafzai says about the 16-year-old Pakistani girl who captured the world's attention after being shot by the Taliban, "but there's something extraordinary about her." A teacher himself, Yousafzai inspired his daughter's fight to be educated. Yousafzai has this advice for parents of girls around the world: "Trust your daughters, they are faithful. A year after being shot, Malala is clear about her goal. Perhaps she has learned from her father's experience. Yousafzai felt the injustice even more when Malala was born. Malala says that the shooting has taken away her fear. When asked if she is having any fun now with all her campaigning, Malala laughs, "It's a very nice question.

Literacy Matters - Literacy Lesson Plans Literacy lesson plans You may be wondering where the literacy lesson plan units came from. Literacy Matters was formed in October 2000 by Sue McCaldon and Andrea Bernstein. We had worked in schools and then in a Local Authority supporting schools in implementing the literacy strategy. An easier life for teachers! One of the first things we wanted to do was make the life of a teacher easier. Inevitably things in education are always changing and last year the renewed literacy framework was introduced. The teaching sequence in the renewed framework rarely identifies specific resources and leaves you to find them yourself. The resource will not go out of print! Are these resources free? Or click on one of the year group links on the left.

Desmond Tutu Bishop Desmond Tutu was born in 1931 in Klerksdorp, Transvaal. His father was a teacher, and he himself was educated at Johannesburg Bantu High School. After leaving school he trained first as a teacher at Pretoria Bantu Normal College and in 1954 he graduated from the University of South Africa. After three years as a high school teacher he began to study theology, being ordained as a priest in 1960. The years 1962-66 were devoted to further theological study in England leading up to a Master of Theology. Desmond Tutu has formulated his objective as "a democratic and just society without racial divisions", and has set forward the following points as minimum demands: 1. equal civil rights for all 2. the abolition of South Africa's passport laws 3. a common system of education 4. the cessation of forced deportation from South Africa to the so-called "homelands" This autobiography/biography was written at the time of the award and first published in the book series Les Prix Nobel.

Cuba’s historic leader, Fidel Castro, dies | Smithsonian TweenTribune Fidel Castro, who led his bearded rebels to victorious revolution in 1959, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during his half-century of rule in Cuba, has died. He was 90 years old. With a shaking voice, President Raul Castro said on state television that his older brother died Nov. 25. He ended the announcement by shouting the revolutionary slogan: "Toward victory, always!" Castro's reign over the island nation 90 miles from Florida was marked by the U.S.

Khaled Hosseini, M.D. Your English is virtually unaccented and perfectly fluent, and you write in English. Where did that fluency come from? Khaled Hosseini: I think part of it is youth. As a teenager in America, you really have to learn the idiom, you have to learn the slang fast so you can fit in, right? Khaled Hosseini: Fitting in in the U.S. when we first moved here — boy, that was quite a difficulty, because I moved to the States when I was 15, and 15 is a strange enough age, regardless of who you are and where you are. You are neither a child nor an adult. Khaled Hosseini: It’s a cliché, but it’s really true. I went to high school — my family moved to the U.S. in September of ’80, and two weeks later, I was in high school in a regular English language class. Can you talk about the decision to write your novels in English? Khaled Hosseini: When I started writing The Kite Runner, the novel, which was in March of 2001, by then I had been in the States for over 20 years. You ended up going into biology.

Malala Yousafzai - Children's Activist, Women's Rights Activist As a young girl, Malala Yousafzai defied the Taliban in Pakistan and demanded that girls be allowed to receive an education. She was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in 2012, but survived and went on to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Synopsis Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997, in Mingora, Pakistan. As a child, she became an advocate for girls' education, which resulted in the Taliban issuing a death threat against her. Early Life On July 12, 1997, Malala Yousafzai was born in Mingora, Pakistan, located in the country's Swat Valley. Initial Activism Yousafzai attended a school that her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, had founded. In early 2009, Yousafzai began blogging for the BBC about living under the Taliban's threats to deny her an education. With a growing public platform, Yousafzai continued to speak out about her right, and the right of all women, to an education. Targeted by the Taliban After the Attack In October 2015, a documentary about Yousafzai's life was released.

King's legacy: Remembering the March on Washington | Smithsonian TweenTribune It was spring of 1963. Leaders from the major United States civil rights organizations proposed a huge nonviolent demonstration for Civil Rights in Washington, D.C. It would be the largest the capital had ever seen. They called it the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom." They set August 28, 1963 as the date. "The idea of a major demonstration in Washington, in the nations capital, that brought together all of the major civil rights organizations would be a statement very different from what was happening around the country," says Harry Rubenstein. That summer day, a crowd of at least 250,000 gathered at the Washington Monument. Never had American activists planned so carefully behind the scenes. Young and old, black and white, celebrities and ordinary citizens traveled from across the country. The marchers proudly picketed down Washington, DCs Independence and Constitution Avenues to the Lincoln Memorial. After the program, the marchers proceeded to the White House.

Women and Girls in Afghanistan — Razia's Ray of Hope For nearly three decades, the people of Afghanistan have been subjected to a succession of brutal wars, from the Soviet occupation (1979–1989) to a period of tribal civil wars (1990–1996) and the oppressive rule of the Taliban (1996–2001). These conflicts have left Afghanistan’s infrastructure and economy devastated, making it one of the poorest countries in the world. Prior to the Soviet occupation and Taliban takeover, Afghanistan was a relatively liberal country with a progressive outlook on women’s rights. Afghan women comprised 50% of government workers, 70% of schoolteachers, and 40% of doctors in Kabul. Women and girls have often been the worst victims of conflict. Since the US-led invasion, however, Afghanistan has experienced some dramatic changes. Despite these relative improvements, the country today stands at a tipping point. Islamic fundamentalism continues to influence the Afghan government’s policies on women’s rights.

Collaborating for Indigenous Rights 1957-1973 Rosa Parks: The misdemeanor that sparked a movement | Smithsonian TweenTribune William Pretzer was 5 years old when Rosa Parks was arrested. It was December 1, 1955. The 42-year-old seamstress lived in Montgomery, Alabama. She was riding on a city bus. She was en route home after a day's work. She refused to give her seat to a white passenger. Why is it important to explore the arrest records of Rosa Parks? Write your answers in the comments section below

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