He Named Me Malala (2015) on Netflix
PG-1320151h 28mBiographyDocumentary
Malala Yousafzai, a schoolgirl in Pakistan's Swat Valley, has spoken up for girls' education since she was a small child. The Taliban there is against schooling for girls.
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Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. She has campaigned for the rights of girls from her early childhood, above all for their education, and she spoke out in the Swat Valley, where the Taliban was against schooling for girls. The documentary presents her, and its title comes from Malalai of Maiwand, an Afghan folk hero, the name her father gave her.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about He Named Me Malala (2015)
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- The film's title comes from Malalai of Maiwand, an Afghan folk hero after whom Malala Yousafzai's father named her.
