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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.

Malala Yousafzai

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Malala Yousafzai
Age: 27
Born: 1997
Born: July 12
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So today, we call upon the world leaders to change their strategic policies in favor of peace and prosperity. We call upon the world leaders that all of these deals must protect women and children’s rights. A deal that goes against the rights of women is unacceptable.
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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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Education is education. We should learn everything and then choose which path to follow. Education is neither Eastern nor Western, it is human.
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Once I had asked God for one or two extra inches in height, but instead he made me as tall as the sky, so high that I could not measure myself.
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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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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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My father was convinced the Taliban would hunt him down and kill him, but he again refused security from the police. 'If you go around with a lot of security the Taliban will use Kalashnikovs or suicide bombers and more people will be killed,' he said. 'At least I'll be killed alone.'
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I want poverty to end in tomorrow's Pakistan. I want every girl in Pakistan to go to school.
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I truly believe the only way we can create global peace is through not only educating our minds, but our hearts and our souls.
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I am proud to be a girl, and I know that girls can change the world.
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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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I had two options. One was to remain silent and wait to be killed. And the second was to speak up and then be killed. I chose the second one. I decided to speak up.
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Some people only ask others to do something. I believe that, why should I wait for someone else? Why don't I take a step and move forward.
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If you go anywhere, even paradise, you will miss your home.
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Peace in every home, every street, every village, every country - this is my dream. Education for every boy and every girl in the world. To sit down on a chair and read my books with all my friends at school is my right. To see each and every human being with a smile of happiness is my wish.
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Let us become the first generation to decide to be the last that sees empty classrooms, lost childhoods and wasted potential
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The extremists are afraid of books and pens, the power of education frightens them. they are afraid of women.
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We like to put sacred texts in flowing waters, so I rolled it up, tied it to a piece of wood, placed a dandelion on top, and floated it in the stream which flows into the Swat River. Surely God would find it there.
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Do not wait for me to do something for your rights. It's your world and you can change it.
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In some parts of the world, students are going to school every day. It's their normal life. But in other part of the world, we are starving for education... it's like a precious gift. It's like a diamond.
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