Some talk about change. Some write about it. Few dedicate their lives to creating change.

Ziauddin Yousafzai understands this kind of sacrifice well. He knows what it is like to take a stance against injustice and work to enact change on a global scale. For many years, Ziauddin served as a teacher and school administrator in his home country of Pakistan. His crusade against the inequalities, violence, and exploitation of women in patriarchal and tribal communities placed both him and his family in the crosshairs of the Taliban. Because of his righteous defiance, he faced the horror of almost losing his oldest child when she was targeted and shot in retaliation to their...