Malala Yousafzai Quotes


Why is it that countries which we call strong are so powerful in creating wars but are so weak in bringing peace? Why is it that giving guns is so easy but giving books is so hard?


Citations

Yousafzai, Malala. "Nobel Peace Prize Lecture." Nobel Prize Ceremony, 10 Dec. 2014, Oslo City Hall, Oslo, Norway.

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Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai
  • Born: July 12, 1997
  • Nationality: Pakistani
  • Profession: Activist For Female Education, Former Blogger For BBC Urdu

Malala Yousafzai, often referred to mononymously as Malala, is a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate. She is known for human rights advocacy, especially the education of women and children in her native Swat Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northwest Pakistan, where the local Pakistani Taliban had at times banned girls from attending school. Her advocacy has grown into an international movement, and according to former Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, she has become "the most prominent citizen" of the country.