Taliban Proclaim new threats Against Malala
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| Monday the Taliban in Pakistan with new threats against the 16-year-old Pakistani girl Malala Yousafzai school. |
16-year-old has become a global icon for girls' right to education, and this year is one of the favorites to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
She is a brave girl, and we will attack her again as soon as we get the chance, said Shahidullah Shahid, speaking on behalf of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, an umbrella organization.
Dismissing threats
In an interview with BBC rejects Malala threats, and repeats his desire to return to Pakistan.
Malala was already internationally known in 2009 when she started blogging for the BBC about life in the Taliban-controlled Swat Valley, where girls' schools were burned and the Taliban committed abuses against the population.
The 9th October 2012 Taliban shot me in the face. They shot my friends too. They thought the bullets would gag us, but they failed. Out of this rose thousands of votes. Weakness and fear death, and the strength and courage were born, said Malala when she addressed the United Nations General Assembly at its 16 th birthday.
Will be politician
Yesterday it was announced that she will meet Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace 18 October and tomorrow is her book I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban, "for sale.
I want to be a politician, and I will contribute to changes in my country and I want that education should be mandatory, she says the BBC, adding that the best way to solve problems and fight the war, is through dialogue.
Facts about Malala Yousufzai (16)
Malala Yousafzai became internationally known through a blog on the BBC in 2009 and has long fought for the right of girls to go to school.
Although she grew up in the Taliban-controlled Swat Valley, where girls' schools were burned.
In 2011 she was awarded Pakistan's first Peace Prize and was nominated for the International Children's Peace Prize by Kids Rights Foundation.
12th October 2012, she was shot in the head by the Taliban on the way to school. She was flown to the UK where she underwent surgery.
In June she returned to England to begin school in Birmingham.
She has also been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, and is mentioned by several among the favorites.
The UN has christened her birthday, 12 July to Malala Day.
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