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jan 3, 2009 - Starts blogging for the BBC under the name Gul Makai

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Abdul Hai Kakkar, a BBC reporter in Pakistan, asks Malala’s father if he knows someone who would willingly write about life under the Taliban's rule. During this time, the Taliban are imposing their rule across the country by banning women from a variety of activities that include shopping and going to school. When the original blogger for BBC backs out, Malala takes her place at age tweleve.

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jan 3, 2009
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~ 16 years ago