For the first time since she was attacked two years ago, the world can now
see the uniform that teenager Malala Yousafzai wore when she was shot in the
head by the Taliban.
Malala,
17, has authorized the public display of the bloodied uniform, which includes a
blouse, trousers and head scarf. It's part of an exhibit at the Nobel Peace
Center in Oslo, Norway, where she will be receiving the Nobel Peace Prize on
Wednesday. Continue...
The Pakistani
teen is the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner in history. She shares this
year's award with Kailash Satyarthi of India, who was also honored for fighting
against the oppression of children and working for children's right to
education.
By the time she was 15 years old,
Malala had already become an outspoken activist for girls' right to education.
But the
Taliban, who were trying to push girls out of classrooms, had a formidable grip
on northwestern Pakistan's Swat Valley.
On
October 9, 2012, Taliban gunmen tracked down her school bus. They asked where
Malala was. Her classmates, under threat, pointed her out.
Malala
was shot in the head.
She was hospitalized
in critical condition, unresponsive for three days.
Eventually,
doctors put Malala in a medically induced coma so an air ambulance could fly
her from Pakistan to Britain for treatment. She recovered and continued her
activism for girls' right to education -- despite more death threats from the
Taliban.
"They
can only shoot my body," Malala told CNN's Christiane Amanpour. "They
cannot shoot my dreams."
While she
hasn't returned to Pakistan since her shooting, Malala has doubled down on her
efforts to improve education for girls around the world, including writing a
memoir and making highly publicized trips to Syria and Nigeria.
More than
just the award
Malala
has said she wants the prime ministers of Pakistan and India to attend the
ceremony Wednesday where she and Satyarthi will receive their awards.
Peace
between the two countries, Yousafzai said, is important for their progress.
She said
awarding the Peace Prize to a Pakistani Muslim and an Indian Hindu "gives
a message to people of love between Pakistan and India, and between different
religions."
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