Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate in history. Growing up in the Swat Valley, she began blogging for the BBC about life under Taliban rule and her desire to go to school. In 2012, she survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban, who targeted her for her activism. The attack drew international outrage and support for her cause. After recovering in the UK, Malala co-authored the international bestseller 'I Am Malala' and founded the Malala Fund, a non-profit organization that advocates for girls' education worldwide. In 2014, at the age of 17, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Malala graduated from Oxford University and continues to travel the world, meeting with world leaders and girls to advocate for the 130 million girls who are currently out of school.