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We felt like the Taliban saw us as little dolls to control, telling us what to do and how to dress. I thought if God wanted us to be like that He wouldn't have made us all different.

Malala Yousafzai

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Malala Yousafzai
Age: 27
Born: 1997
Born: July 12
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