What is Mingora in I Am Malala?

In Mingora, people are bullied and intimidated by the army, just as they were under the Taliban. Malala and her father give interviews in which they criticize the army for failing to bring the Taliban leaders to justice.

How did Malala died?

On 9 October 2012, a Taliban gunman shot Yousafzai as she rode home on a bus after taking an exam in Pakistan’s Swat Valley. Yousafzai was 15 years old at the time. According to reports, a masked gunman shouted: “Which one of you is Malala? Speak up, otherwise I will shoot you all.”

What is Mingora Pakistan?

Mingora (Pashto: مینګورہ‎, Mingawara; Urdu: مینگورہ‎) is a city in the Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Mingora is the largest city and the epicenter of social, cultural, and economic activities in Malakand Division, and also the largest in the northern part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

When did Malala Yousafzai go to Mingora?

One day in November 2007, on an editing console in the Dawn television news bureau in Peshawar, Pakistan, the bright brown eyes of a young girl popped from the computer screen. Just three hours to the northeast, in the Swat Valley, the mountain town of Mingora was under siege.

Where did Malala Yousafzai live in Pakistan?

Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai visits her Pakistan hometown. Pakistan’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai on Saturday arrived in her hometown of Mingora for the first time since a Taliban militant shot her there in 2012 for advocating girls’ education.

Why did Malala Yousafzai win the Nobel Peace Prize?

As Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai spoke to an audience about coming home to Pakistan for the first time since being shot by the Taliban five years ago, the emotions came flooding back – and so did the tears.

When did Malala come back to her hometown?

Malala Yousafzai makes emotional return visit to her Pakistan hometown. When Malala left Mingora it was with a Taliban bullet wound to her head. On Saturday she returned as a Nobel Prize winner.