In October 2012, Malala Yousafzai, a 15-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl, was attacked on a bus by masked Taliban gunmen. Malala, who was shot in the head and neck, had been targeted because she had repeatedly spoken out for girls’ education and was warned by the Taliban to stop her advocacy. (In 2009, she had been the subject of a two-part documentary by Adam B. Ellick, a correspondent for The New York Times.) The brutal assault on the young girl provoked global outrage and garnered an outpouring of support for Malala, who survived the attack after undergoing several surgeries (she now lives in Britain). Malala’s bravery was acknowledged in 2014, when she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. This e-single — featuring a selection of stories, opinion pieces and interviews from The Times — chronicles a young schoolgirl’s incredible journey, from a village in Pakistan’s Swat Valley to the world stage.
