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EDUCATION
Malala Yousafzai a ‘distinguished speaker’
Youngest Nobel recipient to appear at Saban Theatre
By Argonaut Staff
Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel recipient and activist for children’s education and equality, is coming to Beverly Hills as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series. She is appearing live at the Saban Theatre at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 15. Seats are available until Tuesday, May 10, for $85, at speakersla.com. “Malala Yousafzai’s continued advocacy is an inspiration to those who fight for children throughout the globe,” said Kathy Winterhalder, founder of the Distinguished Speaker Series of Southern California. “She is a hero to so many. The community interest in seeing her has been tremendous and has initiated the unusual decision to open tickets to nonsubscribers. There are not many young women who have survived an assassination attempt, or become the youngest Nobel Peace Malala Yousafzai is the youngest Nobel recipient and an activist for children’s education and equality.
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Laureate, or opened the largest library in Europe declaring “pens and books are the weapons that will defeat terrorism.” Even with these accomplishments, Yousafzai does not consider herself extraordinary. That is “simply Malala,” as she would describe herself. Born on July 12, 1997, in Mingora, Pakistan, Yousafzai was enrolled in her father’s school in Pakistan at the age of 4. Truly her father’s daughter, while other children were playing with toys, Yousafzai fantasized about giving lectures. Her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, is a Pakistani educator, activist, and humanitarian who established a thriving school in their rural home in Swat Valley. Inspired by her father’s activism, Yousafzai began her campaign for girls’ education at age eleven with her anonymous blog for the BBC, “Diary of a Pakistani Schoolgirl,” about life under the Taliban. She soon began advocating publicly for girls’ education and would join her father on his visits to neighboring villages to recruit for the school. While he spoke to the men, she would speak to the women. Their crusade was the subject of a New York Times short documentary in 2009. Independently, Yousafzai began attracting international media attention and awards. Due to her increased prominence, in October 2012, she was shot in the head on her way home from school by a terrorist. Not only did she survive that horrific attack, but she also did not let that act of violence deter her from her mission. From her new home in England, she continued speaking up for the young girls. After months of surgery, she co-founded the Malala Fund to continue her campaign to see all girls in school. A year later, in December 2014, Yousafzai received the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her work for education and equality at just 17 years old. She graduated from Oxford University with a degree in philosophy, politics and economics in 2020. Her best-selling memoir, “I Am Malala,” has been translated into more than 40 languages.
The Distinguished Speaker Series with Malala Yousafzai
WHEN: 7 p.m. Sunday, May 15 WHERE: Saban Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills COST: $85 INFO: speakersla.com
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