Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai S.St is a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate. She is known mainly for human rights advocacy for education and for women in her native Swat Valley in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of northwest Pakistan, where the local Taliban had at times banned girls from attending school. Yousafzai's advocacy has since grown into an international movement...
NationalityPakistani
ProfessionCivil Rights Leader
Date of Birth12 July 1997
CityMingora, Pakistan
CountryPakistan
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.
Education had been a great gift for him [Ziauddin]. He believed that lack of education was the root of all the Pakistan's problems. Ignorance allowed politicians to fool people and bad administrators to be reelected. He believed schooling should be available for all, rich and poor, boys and girls.
They only shot a body but they cannot shoot my dreams.
We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced
I want to serve. I want to serve the people. I want every girl, every child, to be educated.
The best way to fight terrorism is to invest in education. Instead of sending weapons, send teachers.
I don't cover my face because I want to show my identity.
I think that the best way to solve problems and to fight against war is through dialogue. For me the best way to fight against terrorism and extremism... just a simple thing: educate the next generation.
They will not stop me, I will get my education, if it is in home, school or any place
Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow's reality.
Let us pick up our books and our pens,” I said. “They are our most powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.
They are afraid of educated women. They are afraid of the power of knowledge.
The extremists are afraid of books and pens, the power of education frightens them. they are afraid of women.
Education is the only solution. Education first.