The Taliban began to implement many strict rules: CDs, DVDs, and TVs were not allowed in the home, women must remain in purdah, and girls could not be educated. It was led by a man named Fazlullah, who at first appealed to many people because of his charisma and rationality. When Malala was ten years old, the Taliban, an Islamic fundamentalist group seeking to implement its brutal version of sharia law in the region, came to Swat Valley. One autumn, an earthquake devastated Swat Valley, leaving its people suffering and vulnerable and eager for some sort of leadership. Power continuously shifted, as did the nation's international reputation. Pakistan began to change after the 9/11 attacks happened. In school, Malala was always at the top of the class, contested only by her best friend, Moniba, and her rival, Malka-e-Noor. The family had little money at first, but as her father’s school began to do well, they were better off. Life in Mingora, Swat's largest city, was easy for the first part of Malala's childhood. Two brothers followed her: one, Kushal, is two years younger than she is, and the other, Atal, is seven years younger than she is. She grew up in and around school, as her father's lifelong dream had been to found a school thus, Malala valued education from an extremely young age. Malala Yousafzai was born in 1997 to a Pashtun family in Swat Valley, Pakistan.
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