Now to an ABC news exclusive with the
inspiring young girl talent the targeted
by the Taliban
just because she wanted girls to go to
school. Tonight Malala Yousafzai speaks
her life same changing surgeries over
and ABC's Bob Woodruff has talked to her
father as well
about the fragile young girl full of so
much passion
and purpose.
Malala Yousufzai's journey from this to this is nothing short of a miracle
and today for the first time people
heard her voice.
Today you can see that I'm alive. I can
speak.
I can see you. I can see everyone
and I'm getting better day by day. It's
just because of the prayers of people.
Prayers in letters sent to this young
girl who became a symbol of hope.
She was just 12 when the Taliban shut
down her school --
public crusade began. I have the right of
education
I have the right to play I have the right
to sing. I have the right to talk to
have the right to speak up.
Her actions made her a target last
October on her way home from school
she was brutally attacked. Gunmen entered her van
and shot her at point-blank range in the
head. She was medivac'ed to England in
critical condition
but she refused to die. The bullet had
glassed off her skull, traveled down her
cheek and into her shoulder.
Incredibly it didn't enter her brain. As
a story spread so did her following.
I spoke with her father, Ziauddin, a
school teacher himself.
Malala has become a hero. She has now
triggered a huge movement around the
world.
She gets letters from children. Malala is
incredible! They have made videos
for her.
Have you ever imagined this kinda reaction what happened to her?
Today Malala was sitting
up in bed after five hours of surgery
this weekend to repair her skull
and damaged ear. She released a
video statement
talking about in her new fund. I want
to serve. I want to serve the people
and I want every girl, every child
to be educated and for their children
we have organized the Malala Fund.
What are you trying to accomplish by the
fund?
The challenges enormous! Today there are 32
million girls around the world
who are not in school. Now while that
fund is actually get off the ground she
is actually recovering. Now, Diane you
can
see on the left side you can see the that she was paralyzed on the left side.
Hopefully,
between the next nine months to 18
months the doctors working on the nerves
she can get back to normal as her own.
Her words are somehow
powerful in this incredible. That she's moving people... really are.
Sure is! Bob Woodruff reporting.
