It takes a courageous and dedicated person to win the Nobel Prize, and Malala Yousafzai keeps on staying true to her campaign.

Malala Yousafzai was born in Pakistan in 1997. Ever since a young age, Malala has focused on advocating for women and education in the Middle East since the Taliban stopped girls from going to school. In 2009, Malala began fighting for girls her age by writing a detailed blog under a fake name for the BBC about her life under Taliban occupation and her views about education for girls where she lived.

That summer, a journalist from the New York Times documented about her life and Malala then rose to fame. She gave interviews and was even nominated for the International Children's Peace Prize.

On October 9, 2012, Malala was shot three times, one hitting the side of her face, by a Taliban gunman. Malala was in critical condition but later recovered in England. Many in her hometown tried to find and stop the people who did this to her but instead, the Taliban announced that their intent was still to kill Malala and her father, Ziauddin Yousafazi. Malala took refugee in England and has now become an international hero, strengthening her campaign for women and the education of girls worldwide.

Being the youngest Nobel Prize winner, Malala had just turned 18 this past Sunday. In wake of her 18th birthday, she opened up a school in Lebanon for Syrian refugee girls.

Lebanon is home to more than 1 million of the 4 million refugees that have fled Syria and now, Malala's non-profit organization will paid for the school that will bring in 200 girls between 14-18 in the Bekaa Valley, near the Syrian border.

In her speech about opening up the school, Malala was quoted in saying, "I am honored to mark my 18th birthday with the brave and inspiring girls of Syria. I am here on behalf of the 28 million children who are kept from the classroom because of armed conflict. Their courage and dedication to continue their schooling in difficult conditions inspires people around the world and it is our duty to stand by them.”

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