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 »
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 countries. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014. Show less «
I want every girl, every child, to be educated.
I want every girl, every child, to be educated.
[to the UN on her attempted assassination] Weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born.
[to the UN on her attempted assassination] Weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born.
[on the Taliban] I think they may be regretting that they shot Malala. Now she is heard in every corner of the world.
[on the Taliban] I think they may be regretting that they shot Malala. Now she is heard in every corner of the world.
One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.
One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.
[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 th...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 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 c...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 «
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 t...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 «
NEXT PAGE
Herself