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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.

Malala Yousafzai

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Malala Yousafzai
Age: 27
Born: 1997
Born: July 12
Blogger
Human Rights Activist
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