Malala: 10 Reasons Why She Should Win Nobel Peace Prize!

I have seen my fellow citizens write a lot against Malala as an "Agent-of-the-West" and some go as far as saying she was never shot. For some Pakistanis, Malala is a conspiracy against Pakistan. However, there are many more Pakistanis who support Malala and take pride in her. Coming from the later bunch, I will be holding my breath this Friday as the Nobel Peace Prize is announced. 

I have compiled my list to justify why Malala is a deserving candidate.

10.  A Fighter

Malala Yousafzai is a fighter. She is a fighter who stands for her rights. She started by writing for BBC Urdu and has ended up fighting for a greater cause. In such an innocent girl, lives a soul of a great fighter. 

9. The Youngest Winner

Malala is only 16 and if she wins she will be the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner in the history of Nobel laureates. When in 2011 Tawakkol Karman won, at 32 she was the youngest winner. 

8. I am Malala

Malala Yousafzai is the reason for which a United Nation's resolution on the rights of equality of education in Pakistan was passed; and the need to have education for the children out of school. Currently, She is also working for the rights of Syrian children in the Lebanese refugee camps.

7. A Teenager

There is so much fuss around Malala being a teenager. It is argued that she doesn't need to win the Nobel Peace Prize because she deserves to live a life of a regular teenager. In my view, she is no ordinary teenager or an ordinary human being for that matter. The "ordinary-teenagers" do not get shot by some of the world's most notorious criminals; nor do they stand-up for the rights of female education. For all the ordinary teenagers I know, they talk about Zayn Malick and watch Twilight. She already has a spark of a charismatic young lady!

6. A Survivor

Malala is survivor of a deadly attack. Contrary to what Pakistani conspiracy theorists would like to think, she was shot and later survived a deadly attack. Malala survived various surgeries to be able to come out as a brave young woman. In its true sense, Malala is a survivor who has lived through to be able to promote what she really believes in.

5.  A Great Father

Malala wouldn't have been Malala without the support of her father. It is her father who encouraged her to write for BBC Urdu under the brutal rule of Taliban. By rewarding Malala, the many courageous fathers like Ziauddin will also be rewarded. They will be given a recognition that a daughter's education is worth fighting for.

4.  Girls' Education

According to the 2011 Human Development Report of the United Nations Development Program, approximately twice as many males as females receive a secondary education in Pakistan. Pakistan has one of the poorest records of female education in the whole entire world. The public expenditure of education in Pakistan is nothing more than 2.7%. Malala is a hope for many Pakistani girls who cannot afford to study or will never study at a school. She has happened in the right time for the right cause.

3. An Influential Figure

Malala has become an influential name on the World stage. Times Magazine included her in the list of "100 most influential people in the World". She has become a symbol of hope, child education and courage. She has actually educated many influential celebrities on the rights of female education. Some of her fans include Beyonce, Madonna, and David Beckham.

2. The First Pakistani

Malala has great plans and one of them is to be the future prime minister of Pakistan. She will make history by being the first Pakistani to win a Nobel Peace Prize. By awarding her with the Nobel Peace Prize, the many girls in Pakistan could get the recognition to dream. If Malala can dare to dream, so can they! 

1. Facing Evil

The main reason why Malala should win the Nobel Peace Prize is because she has dared to vocally stand against the Taliban. Be it Nawaz Sharif (the current PM of Pakistan) or populist Imran Khan, no one has been as vocal and as critical of the Taliban as her. For her, the threat of Taliban is nothing as major as educating young women. 

"They thought that the bullets would silence us, but they failed," Malala said in a speech at the United Nations on her 16th birthday. "The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions. But nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born."