Malala Yousafzai,a 13 to 14 years old student who had become a symbolof resistance against the terrorism,was shot by terrorists in Swat Valley this week.Malala survived the attack but underwent complicated surgery to remove a bullet from her head,and is reported to in stable condition.
Malala first came to prominence in 2009 when she wrote a blog for BBC Urdu about her experiences as a schoolgirl as the terrorists forced closures of private schools as part of an edict banning girls education.Malala's identity was revealed later,and she was nominated for international Children's Peace Prize.She also got the National Peace Prize in Pakistan.
Excerpts from Malala's diary:
"Today,i also read the diary written for the BBC(urdu) and published in the newspaper.My mother liked my pen name "Gul Makai" and said to my father why not change her name to "Gul Makai"? I also like the name because my real name means "grief stricken".
"My father said that some days ago someone brought the printout of this diary saying how wonderful it was.My father said that he smiled but could not even say that it was written by his daughter".
"This time round,the girl were not too excited aboout vacations because they knew if the terrorists implemended their edict they would not be able to come to school again.Some girls were optimistic that the schools would reopen in February but others said that their parents had decided to shift from swat and go to other cities for the sake of their education".
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