Editing Public speaking (section)

=== Pakistan ===
[[File:Malala Yousafzai.jpg|thumb|[[Malala Yousafzai]], an educational activist from [[Pakistan]], speaking]]

[[Malala Yousafzai]], a public speaker born in the [[Swat District|Swat Valley]] in [[Pakistan]], is an educational activist for women and girls.<ref name=":4">{{Cite encyclopedia|title=Yousafzai, Malala (1997–) |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World |url=https://search.credoreference.com/content/entry/galeislam/yousafzai_malala_1997/0|access-date=2020-12-13|url-access=limited |via=Credo Reference}}</ref> After the [[Taliban]] restricted the educational rights of women in the Swat Valley, Yousafzai presented her first speech, ''How Dare the Taliban Take Away My Basic Right to Education?'', in which she protested the shutdowns of the schools.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Gale Power Search - Document - Education Meant Risking Her Life A Young Girl's Deadly Struggle to Learn|url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=lincclin_pbcc&id=GALE%7CA611171418&v=2.1&it=r&sid=GPS&asid=6ed77c61|access-date=2020-12-13|website=go.gale.com}}</ref> She presented this speech to the press in [[Peshawar]],<ref name=":5" /> bringing more awareness to the situation in Pakistan.<ref name=":5" /> She is known for her "inspiring and passionate speech" about educational rights given at the [[United Nations]].<ref name=":4" /> She is the youngest person ever to receive the [[Nobel Peace Prize]], at the age of 17, which was awarded to her in 2014.<ref name=":4" /> Her public speaking has brought worldwide attention to the difficulties of young girls in Pakistan. She continues to advocate for educational rights for women and girls worldwide through the [[Malala Fund]],<ref name=":4" /> to help girls around the world receive 12 years of education.<ref name=":5" />