Malala Yousafzai X 2015 X 20"x24" Malala was honored in 2014 as the youngest person ever to receive a Nobel Peace Prize. She was shot in the head by the Afghanistan Taliban in 2012 because of her campaign for girls to be given equal rights to schooling. Only 40% of women in Pakistan are literate. "One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world."