Speaker A
I have rights, I have the right of education, I have the right to play, I have the right to sing, I have the right to talk, I have the right to go to market, I have the right to speak up.
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Speaker B
She's become the voice for girls around the world.
Speaker B
In 2011, CNN interviewed Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani girl who gained international headlines two years earlier for speaking out for girls' education through a blog she wrote under a pseudonym.
Speaker A
When I see my name in the newspaper, I feel that, yeah, God has given this honor to me and I shall accept it.
Speaker B
Malala's life changed forever on October 9th, 2012.
Speaker B
While on her way home from school in Pakistan's Swat Valley, a group of armed Taliban boarded her school bus, asked for her by name, and shot her in the head.
Speaker B
Two of her classmates were also wounded in the attack.
Speaker B
But Malala's injuries were so severe, doctors didn't think she'd survive.
Speaker B
She was airlifted to a military hospital in Peshawar, where she had surgery to remove the bullet lodged in her shoulder.
Speaker B
From the UAE to Germany to the US, doctors from around the world offered to treat the young girl.
Speaker B
But ultimately, Malala flew to the UK, where she continued treatment at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.
Speaker B
When hearing about the attack, people around the world were inspired by her courage.
Speaker B
Many attended prayer vigils and lit candles.
Speaker C
We want justice.
Speaker B
Others stood in support of her efforts through rallies, holding up her picture and demanding change.
Speaker B
Malala was discharged from the hospital in January and underwent reconstructive surgery a month later.
Speaker B
In 2011, when asked why it was important for her to take up this cause, she told our Reza Sayah,
Speaker A
When I looked at my at my people and my my school fellows and in the ban on the girls' education and the and the Taliban, so I thought that I must stand up for my rights, the right of education, the right for peace.
Speaker B
Malala is attending school in the UK, but she continues her fight for education, and worldwide support for her continues despite threats from the Taliban.
Speaker B
Fenula Sweeny, CNN, New York.
