PAKISTANI student Malala Yousafzai has won the 2012 Tipperary International Peace Award. In a statement, the Tipperary Peace Convention said it is recognising her courage, determination and perseverance, along with the impact she has had on so many across the world. Malala campaigned for girls’ rights and came to public attention in 2009 by writing an online diary. In the diary, she wrote about life under Taliban, who had taken control of the Swat Valley and banned the education of girls.
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