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ABOUT
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2 Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997, in Mingora, Pakistan, located in Swat Valley. When Taliban forces began to attack girl’s schools in Swat, Malala gave a speech against their threats to deny girl’s education At 11, she created a blog for the BBC under a false name to talk about life living under Taliban threats and later was revealed to the public as the blogger. Her growing platform and activism caused the Taliban to issue a death threat against her. On October 9, 2012, she was shot in the left side of her head while on a school bus. This left her permanently paralyzed on the left side of her face.
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CONTRIBUTIONS After the attack, Malala spoke at the United Nations, urging world leaders to focus on education and women’s rights. In 2014, she became the youngest person to receive a Nobel Peace Prize at 17.
For her 18th birthday, she opened a school for Syrian refugee girls in Lebanon. To this day, she continues to advocate for all girls’ education, all while furthering her studies at Oxford University.
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DESIGN Malala stands among other women, standing together as one.
“We are stronger than fear” is what they represent, showing their courage and dedication for equality among all women and girls, no matter what obstacles they face.
They are standing among books to show the continued fight for educational opportunities for women and girls worldwide.
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LOCATION 1: GMU CAMPUS Near the JC and David King Hall
This area of campus is one that many students, faculty, and visitors pass through daily. This vast space will allow many people to stop and admire the monument; whether they are just passing by to look, they will appreciate the cause and remember it.
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Hyde Park is the largest of four Royal Parks located in London, England. It attracts over 10,000 people throughout the day and brings in visitors from all around the world. After the attack, Malala moved to England to attend school, where she studies today, at Oxford University. Because England is the place where Malala was allowed to spread her wings and go to school and campaign for what she believes in, I choose Hyde Park as a place to commemorate her.
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“All I want is an education,
And I am afraid of NO ONE”. ~ Malala Yousafzai