Topic: Malala Yousafzai

Malala's Life Story Is Worth $3 Million

Reuters

The 15-year-old Pakistani girl who survived an assassination attempt from the Taliban last year just secured a $3 million book deal for her memoir, I Am Malala. The book is due out in the fall.

By Alexander Abad-Santos

Feb 4, 2013

Malala Is Awake, Doing Well, and Already Speaking Out Again

After speaking publicly for the first time since her attack at the hands of the Taliban, the 15-year-old Pakistani shooting victim had two surgical procedures to repair her skull and restore her hearing.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Jan 4, 2013

Malala Yousafzai Checks Out of the Hospital

The young Pakistani girl who was nearly assassinated by Taliban forces last October has been discharged from a British hospital, but still faces more surgery and lengthy recovery process.

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By John Hudson

Oct 25, 2012

Six Are Arrested for the Attempted Murder of Malala Yousufzai

In positive step in the shooting case of teenage Pakistani blogger Malala Yousufzai, six people accused of facilitating the attack were arrested on Wednesday, though the main suspect remains at large.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Oct 22, 2012

Madonna's Strip Tease for Malala Isn't Going Over Well with the Taliban

Madonna undoubtedly had the best of intentions when she stripped down to her bra and G-string at a recent show in Los Angeles to show the world her latest fake tattoo: MALALA.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Oct 19, 2012

Malala Yousufzai Is Awake and Standing For First Time Since Attack

Doctors in England who are treating 14-year-old Pakistani girl Malala Yousufazai says she is fully awake and is able to stand up and write, showing more encouraging signs of a full recovery.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Oct 17, 2012

Malala Yousufzai Comes Out of Her Coma

There are more reports out England today that 14-year-old Taliban shooting victim Malala Yousufzai is responding well to treatment and has a good chance of fully recovering without any brain damage. 

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By John Hudson

Oct 16, 2012

Taliban Demands Unbiased Coverage of Its Attempted Murder of a 14-Year-Old Girl

You wouldn't believe the lamestream media's bias. You shoot one 14-year-old girl in the head and you'll never hear the end of it.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Oct 15, 2012

Doctors in the U.K. Are Optimistic About Malala's Recovery

There's a very good reason to hope for the recovery of Malala, the 14-year-old blogger gunned down and hunted by the Taliban: the British physicians say they wouldn't have brought her to England if they were not optimistic about her chances. 

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By Dashiell Bennett

Oct 15, 2012

14-Year-Old Taliban Victim Malala Yousafzai Is Moved to England

The 14-year-old activist who was shot in the head by Taliban gunman has been airlifted to Birmingham, England, to get more advanced medical care.

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By Connor Simpson

Oct 14, 2012

By Dashiell Bennett

Oct 12, 2012

Arrests Made in the Shooting of 14-Year-Old Pakistani Girl

Pakistan has arrested three suspects in the remote Swat Valley for the shooting of 14-year-old activist Malala Yousafzai.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Oct 11, 2012

Taliban Vow to Kill the Pakistani Girl They Shot for Going to School if She Survives

After being shot in the head and neck by Taliban gunmen on Tuesday, 14-year-old Pakistani blogger, Malala Yousafzai, is in critical condition today and will be transferred to a hospital in Rawalpindi, where doctors hope she can get better medical care.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Oct 9, 2012

The Taliban Ordered a Hit on a 14-Year-Old Girl Walking Home from School

Malala Yousafzai wrote about the Taliban banning girls education in Pakistan for the BBC in 2009, is the subject of two New York Times documentaries, and was the winner of Pakistan's first National Peace Award in December. On Tuesday, on her way home from school, she was shot in the neck and head by Taliban gunmen in a premeditated attack.

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