Malala Yousafzai Graces TIME’s 100 Most Influential People List

Lovely Malala Yousafzai from Pakistan, was only 14-years old, when she was shot in the head by the Taliban, and left to die. Their aim was to silence her, because Malala had been fighting for the education of girls, who are abused and suppressed around the world. News of the attempted murder shocked the masses, and blazed through social media. Protests began, petitions were started, and people rallied around Malala as if she were their own child. There was an outpour of love and support, as everyday people proclaimed,”We Are Malala”. Miraculously, Malala not only survived, she recovered from her injuries and was back in school within six months.

Chelsea Clinton:

“Malala is now where she wants to be: back in school. The Taliban almost made Malala a martyr;  they succeeded in making her a symbol. The memoir she is writing to raise awareness about the 61 million children around the world who are not in school indicates she accepts that unasked-for responsibility as a synonym for courage and a champion for girls everywhere. However Malala concludes her book, her story so far is only just beginning.”

Now at 15, Malala has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize . And today, she joins the list of  TIME’s 100 Most Influential People In The World, with the likes of President Obama, Pope Francis, Sheryl Sandburg, Gabrielle Giffords, and Beyonce’. The world loves this girl, and it’s no wonder. Malala has a relentlessness, courageous, and remarkable young spirit that drives her to fight for good. She is amazing. And as seen in this short video, she is also quite darling.

here is the video

Here is a complete list of links to TIME’s 100 Most Influential People In The World:

• Titans

  • Jay Z
  • Valerie Jarrett
  • Elon Musk
  • Oh-Hyun Kwon
  • Scooter Braun
  • Kevin Systrom
  • Michael Kors
  • Palaniappan Chidambaram
  • Ren Zhengfei
  • Gina Rinehart
  • Ted Sarandos
  • Markus Persson and Jens Bergensten
  • Igor Sechin
  • Tadashi Yanai
  • Sam Yagan
  • Shonda Rhimes
  • Lebron James
  • David Einhorn
  • Magnus Carlsen
  • Sheryl Sandberg

• Leaders

  • Rand Paul
  • Noynoy Aquino
  • Barack Obama
  • Chris Christie
  • Hassan Sheik Mohamud
  • John Brennan
  • Park Geun-hye
  • Yair Lapid
  • Wayne LaPierre
  • Kamala Harris
  • Fethullah Gulen
  • Xi Jinping
  • Wilfredo De Jesús
  • Tom Coburn
  • Kim Jong Un
  • Abdullah Ocalan
  • Enrique Peña Nieto
  • Elena Kagan
  • Joe Biden
  • Susana Martinez
  • Mario Draghi
  • Joyce Banda
  • Pope Francis

• Artists

  • Jennifer Lawrence
  • Christina Aguilera
  • Steven Spielberg
  • Jonathan Ive
  • Alex Atala
  • Ed Ruscha
  • Miguel
  • Mindy Kaling
  • Jenna Lyons
  • Bryan Cranston
  • George Saunders
  • Jimmy Kimmel
  • Wang Shu
  • Hilary Mantel
  • Frank Ocean
  • Jimmy Fallon

• Pioneers

  • Aamir Khan
  • Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller
  • Marissa Mayer
  • Hannah Gay, Katherine Luzuriaga and Deborah Persaud
  • Bassem Youssef
  • Joaquim Barbosa
  • Vrinda Grover
  • Perry Chen
  • Roya Mahboob
  • David Coleman
  • Travis Tygart
  • Eric Greitens
  • Andrew Sheng
  • Don Yeomans
  • Jared Cohen
  • Moncef Marzouki
  • Christopher Fabian and Erica Kochi
  • Kimberly Blackwell
  • Kai-Fu Lee
  • Mary Nichols
  • Peter Theisinger and Richard Cook

• Icons

  • Malala Yousafzai
  • Lena Dunham
  • Mario Balotelli
  • Peng Liyuan
  • Aung San Suu Kyi
  • Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde
  • Lindsey Vonn
  • Justin Timberlake
  • Gabrielle Giffords
  • Beyoncé
  • Daniel Day-Lewis
  • Kate Middleton
  • Michelle Obama
  • Li Na

The 100 Most Influential People In The World will be available at newsstands Friday.

The author, Leslie Salzillo, is a political commentator, diarist and visual artist. She began contributing to Addicting Info in March 2013.

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Malala Got Admission in School at London

LONDON: (SAMAA NEWS) Malala Yousufzai, the Pakistani girl who drew global attention after being shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls' education, returned to school on Tuesday in Britain where she has been treated for her injuries.

Yousufzai, 15, has become an international figure as a symbol of resistance to Taliban efforts to deny women's rights and is even among nominees for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

She described her return to school as the most important day of her life.

"I am excited that today I have achieved my dream of going back to school. I want all girls in the world to have this basic opportunity," she said in a statement.

Accompanied by her father and carrying a pink rucksack, Yousufzai joined other pupils at Edgbaston High School for Girls in Birmingham, central England, close to the hospital where she underwent surgery to reconstruct her skull last month.

"I miss my classmates from Pakistan very much but I am looking forward to meeting my teachers and making new friends here in Birmingham," she said.

Yousufzai was brought to Britain for specialist treatment after she was shot in the head at point-blank range by Taliban gunmen last October.

She left hospital in February after she made a good recovery from surgery during which doctors mended parts of her skull with a titanium plate and inserted a cochlear implant to help restore hearing on her left side.

Yousufzai will study a full curriculum at the school, where annual fees are 10,000 pounds ($15,100), before selecting subjects for GCSE exams, which are generally taken at age 16.

"She wants to be a normal teenage girl and to have the support of other girls around," said Edgbaston headteacher Ruth Weeks. "Talking to her, I know that's something she missed during her time in hospital."

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