Quote by: Malala Yousafzai

Let us pick up our books and our pens, they are the most powerful weapons." Malala Yousafzai, the schoolgirl who was shot in the head by the Taliban for wanting an education and survived, in her keynote speech to the United Nations, 12th July 2013.

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Author Bio

  • NameMalala Yousafzai
  • DescriptionPakistani children's education activist
  • AliasesGul Makai
  • BornJuly 12, 1997
  • CountryPakistan
  • ProfessionBlogger; Human Rights Activist; Memoirist
  • AwardsNobel Peace Prize; Sakharov Prize; Simone De Beauvoir Prize; Honorary Canadian Citizenship; National Malala Peace Prize; Anna Politkovskaya Award; United Nations Prize In The Field Of Human Rights; European Human Rights Prize; Four Freedoms Award - Freedom From Fear; Philadelphia Liberty Medal; International Children's Peace Prize