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In 2014, she became the youngest person to receive the nobel peace prize. For the first few years of her life, her hometown remained a popular tourist spot that was known for its summer festivals. When yousafzai was 14 she was shot in the head by the taliban, an islamic extremist group, for her advocacy of equal education. Named after russian scientist and dissident andrei sakharov, the prize was established in december 1988 by the european parliament. Malala yousafzai born 1997 is a pakistani education activist and the youngestever nobel prize laureate. She is also among the favorites to win this years nobel peace prize.
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