3. advocating or opposing a cause or issue vigorously, especially a political cause: ... activist, pacifist, passivist.). Malala shared her father’s passion for learning and loved going to school. In 2009, as the Taliban’s military hold on Swat intensified, Malala began writing a blog for the BBC Urdu service under a pseudonym(a fictitious name, especially one used by an author. ), about fears that her school would be attacked and the increasing military activity in Swat. Television and music were banned, women were prevented from going shopping and then Ziauddin was told that his school had to close. Malala and her father had received many threats that warned them of death if they did not stop, but Malala and her father continued to speak out for the right to education. Around this time, Malala was featured in a documentary made for The New York Times and was revealed as the author of the BBC blog. Malala was awarded the Pakistan's first national peace prize in 2011. She was also nominated by Archbishop Desmond Tutu for the International Children's Peace