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I don't want to be thought of as the 'girl who was shot by the Taliban' but the 'girl who fought for education. This is the cause to which I want to devote my life.

Malala Yousafzai

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Malala Yousafzai
Age: 27
Born: 1997
Born: July 12
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Education is the best weapon through which we can fight poverty, ignorance and terrorism.
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There was a time when women activists asked men to stand up for their rights. But this time we will do it by ourselves. I am not telling men to step away from speaking for women’s rights, but I am focusing on women to be independent and fight for themselves.
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Let us pick up our books and pencils. They are our most powerful weapon.
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I tell my story, not because it is unique, but because it is not. It is the story of many girls.
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You know, my father was a great encouragement for me because he spoke out for women's rights, he spoke out for girl's education. And at that time I said that why should I wait for someone else, why should I be looking to the government, to the army that they would help us? Why don't I raise my voice, why don't we speak up for our rights?
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My goal is to get peace and my goal is to see education of every child.
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Extremists have shown what frightens them most. A girl with a book.
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You must fight others, but through peace, and through dialogue, and through education.
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We should not wait for someone else to come and raise our voice. We should do it by ourselves. We should believe in ourselves. One day you will see that all the girls will be powerful All the girls will be going to school. And it is possible only by our struggle only when we raise our voice.
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And if we want to achieve our goal, then let us empower ourselves with the weapon of knowledge and let us shield ourselves with unity and togetherness.
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We call upon all communities to be tolerant, to reject prejudice based on caste, creed, sect, colour, religion or agenda to ensure freedom and equality for women so they can flourish. We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.
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It is not time to tell the leaders to realize how important education is - they already know it - their own children are in good schools. Now it is time to call them to take action.
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My family and I are heartbroken after hearing the news that more than 100 innocent children and teachers have lost their lives...
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If we want to end terrorism we need to bring quality education so we defeat the mindset of terrorism mentality and of hatred.
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A city without books, a city without a library is like a graveyard.
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Every girl deserves to take part in creating the technology that will change our world and change who runs it.
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Our men think earning money and ordering around others is where power lies. They don't think power is in the hands of the woman who takes care of everyone all day long, and gives birth to their children.
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They thought that the bullets would silence us, but they failed.
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I have a new dream I must be a politician to save this country. There are so many crises in our country. I want to remove these crises.
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A girl has the power to go forward in her life. And she's not only a mother, she's not only a sister, she's not only a wife. But a girl has the - she should have an identity. She should be recognized and she has equal rights as a boy.
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