There are a few people in the world who are instantly recognizable with just one name: Madonna, Beyonce, and Rihanna come to mind, as do fellow performers Cher, Elvis, Prince, Bono, and Sting.

The same is true for Malala.

I have known about Malala Yousafzai, this brave young woman, from the moment she was catapulted, against her will, into the limelight. In 2011, while traveling on a school bus in the KPK region of Northwestern Pakistan, Malala was shot through the head by the Taliban.

Her crime? Advocating for girls’ education.

I followed her trajectory, from an emergency flight to England and lifesaving brain surgery, to her continued advocacy on behalf of young girls and women, to her emergence as an important figure on the world stage, and finally, when she won the Nobel Peace Priz

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