Malala is obviously a much-talked about personality who stands for education and women in Islam. Here are a few links about her, and especially about her father’s role and support of her throughout.
This is a TED talk by her father: http://www.ted.com/talks/ziauddin_yousafzai_my_daughter_malala?utm_medium=on.ted.com-facebook-share&utm_source=m.facebook.com&awesm=on.ted.com_f07bS&utm_campaign&utm_content=awesm-bookmarklet
And this is a short but FANTASTIC clip on Malala’s attitude towards the Taliban threat (as discussed with Jon Stewart) – really a must-watch with our children:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrWttENgWNE