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Malala: a name that inspires
MARIA DUARTE recommends a documentary on the girl who survived a Taliban attack to become a global role model

He Named Me Malala (PG), directed by Davis Guggenheim

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THE youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai made the headlines when at just 15 she was shot by the Taliban on a school bus for actively campaigning for girls’ education in Pakistan.

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