Malala Yousafzai

Birthday: 12 July 1997, Pakistan

Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997 in Pakistan. She is a human rights activist who advocates for the rights of women and girls and worldwide access to education. She survived an assassination attempt in 2012 and continued her activism. She is the co-founder of the Malala Fund, an organization to empower girls through education in developing... Show more »

One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.

[on the Taliban] I think they may be regretting that they shot Malala. Now she is heard in every cor...Show more »

[on the Taliban] I think they may be regretting that they shot Malala. Now she is heard in every corner of the world. Show less «

[on emerging from her coma] I opened my eyes and the first thing I saw was that I was in a hospital ...Show more »

[on emerging from her coma] I opened my eyes and the first thing I saw was that I was in a hospital and I could see nurses and doctors. I thanked God - 'O Allah, I thank you because you have given me a new life and I am alive'. Show less «

I want every girl, every child, to be educated.

For my brothers it was easy to think about the future. They can be anything they want. But for me it...Show more »

For my brothers it was easy to think about the future. They can be anything they want. But for me it was hard and for that reason I wanted to become educated and empower myself with knowledge. Show less «

[to the UN on her attempted assassination] Weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and...Show more »

[to the UN on her attempted assassination] Weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born. Show less «

I wanted to speak up for my rights. And also I didn't want my future to be just sitting in a room an...Show more »

I wanted to speak up for my rights. And also I didn't want my future to be just sitting in a room and be imprisoned in my four walls, just cooking and giving birth to children. I didn't want to see my life in that way. Show less «

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