Thanks to widespread coverage by the international media, few can be unaware of the story of Malala Yousafzai, a 14-year-old Pakistani girl shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in October 2012. Malala was subsequently brought to England for further treatment for her injuries, and at the time of writing was said to be making a good recovery.
Malala is the daughter of a teacher, and, despite her youth, was an active campaigner for girls’ education in the Swat Valley, in northwest Pakistan. The Taliban, led by the militant cleric Maulana Fazwullah, took control of this area in 2007, and remained the major power until driven out by the Pakistani military in 2009. While in power, the Taliban closed girls’ schools and enforced an extreme version of Sharia law.
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