Amazing Young People: Malala Yousafzai

Amazing Young People: Malala Yousafzai — page 1 — 4 CHAPTER 1 SCHOOL FOR GIRLS Malala Yousafzai is an activist She works to help girls go to school Malala grew up in Pakistan In 2007 an extremist group called the Taliban took over part of her country WATCH A VIDEO HERE

Amazing Young People: Malala Yousafzai — page 2 — Malala appears on a TV show to talk about her work 5

Amazing Young People: Malala Yousafzai — page 3 — 6 THE TALIBAN IN PAKISTAN China Afghanistan Pakistan Iran India N W E S Taliban control Arabian Sea

Amazing Young People: Malala Yousafzai — page 4 — 7 Taliban leaders wanted to control how people thought and behaved They made many rules Rules for girls and women were especially strict If people didn't follow the rules Taliban soldiers killed them The Taliban also closed or bombed schools for girls Many people were afraid DID You Some of the Taliban's rules said people could not watch TV or listen to music KNOW

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