Malala Yousafzai Wins Nobel Peace Prize

Last month, child education activist Malala Yousafzi was awarded by the Norwegian Nobel committee for the Nobel Peace Prize for her struggle against the suppression of  children and young people and for the right of all children to education. 

Malala has already fought and protested for numerous years for the right of girls to education, and has become a leading spokesperson on the matter, yet through dangerous circumstances none the less. 

In October of 2012, the teenager was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen in her hometown Pakistan, simply for campaigning for girls' education. The Taliban claimed they had attacked her for "promoting secular education" and threatened to attack her again. Amazingly, Malala managed to survive this dramatic injury and was discharged from hospital January of last year. Since her recovery, she has continued to fight and strive for equality in education and make it a global right for everyone to be educated.

In 2013, Time Magazine named her one of the most influential people of the year and later, signed a £2 million book deal in which she released her own personal biography, titled 'I am Malala'. 

I think personally what she is doing is so unbelievably courageous, especially considering she is still only a teenager. From simply writing detailed thoughts and ambitions in her own diary to now winning the Nobel peace prize, it's clear her work has been credited as it should be. Yet, what I find most interesting is how, in England, for example, education is free and imperative to all, yet many students love the days when lessons are cancelled, teachers are off, and half terms are the highlight of each term. Many are not thankful for what we have available to us and take far too much for granted and do not realise that simply going to school and being able to learn, in some countries would be a dream come true.