In October 2014, 17-year-old Malala Yousafzai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. She was the youngest winner of this prize in history. How could this young woman have earned such a big honor?

Malala was raised in the northwest of Pakistan. Her father was an activist who spoke out against the Taliban. She followed in his footsteps by also becoming an activist. Malala began to speak out on the equal right of girls to an education.

By the time Malala was 15 years old, she was a well-known human rights activist. She appeared in a documentary and wrote a blog about her life under the Taliban army. The Taliban learned about Malala and her activities and made a death threat against her. One day on her way home from school, she was shot in the face.

Luckily she survived. Even though she was terribly hurt, Malala did not let this experience stop her. Today, she continues to speak out about women's rights and education for all. It is no wonder she was awarded this honorable prize.

2014年10月，17歲的瑪拉拉•優薩福札伊獲頒諾貝爾和平獎，她成為史上最年輕的和平獎得主。這樣一位年輕女性，何以榮獲此項殊榮？

瑪拉拉成長於巴基斯坦的西北部，他的父親是挺身而出抵抗塔利班政權的社運人士，她繼承父親的衣缽，也成為一名社運人士，瑪拉拉開始替女孩爭取受教育的平等權益。

瑪拉拉15歲時，已是家喻戶曉的人權捍衛分子。她在紀錄片中現身說法，於部落格寫下受到塔利班軍隊壓迫的生活。塔利班得知瑪拉拉與其主張的行動後，還威脅要置她於死地，她於某日放學回家的途中，因而臉部中槍。

她倖存下來，即使受到重傷，仍未因此畏懼而停宕自己的腳步。如今，她仍以女權與全民教育為主題而四處演講，難怪她能獲得此尊榮獎項。