When the taliban took control of the swat valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yaousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. In october 2012, whe she was fifteen, Malala almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head while riding the bus home from school, and few expected he to survive. Instead, Malala miraculous recovery has taken her on extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the united nation in New York. At sixteen, she become a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest nominee ever for the nobel peace prize.