21 Famous Inspirational and Motivational Quotes -"Malala Yousafzai"

On July 12, 1997, Malala Yousafzai was born in Swat, Pakistan. Her father ran a private girls' school in the neighborhood, so education was in her blood. However, the valley was seized by the Taliban in 2007. While she was originally allowed to attend school, in 2009 they enacted harsh rules restricting television, music, girls' education, and women from traveling to the market. Floggings and beheadings became regular, and over 100 girls' schools were bombed during this period.

 Malala valued education so much that she attended an underground school in normal clothes and began surreptitiously blogging for BBC Urdu about life under the Taliban, using the pen name 'Gul Makai' to maintain her privacy. This drew attention, resulting in Malala and her father being the subjects of a New York Times documentary titled "Class Dismissed: Malala's Story." While the documentary highlighted the struggles of the people of Swat, it also placed a large target on the heads of the Yousafzai family with numerous death threats.

 While this was usual in the neighborhood based on the family's activities, it was assumed that the threats were directed at the father. However, on October 9, 2012, Malala was riding a bus home from school when a masked shooter boarded. Who among you is Malala, he allegedly asked? I'll shoot you all until you speak out. Malala was struck once in the shoulder by a bullet that entered her body at the side of her left eye and went 18 inches (46 cm) through her neck before entering her shoulder. Malala was airlifted to the United Kingdom at the expense of the Pakistani government to have surgery and heal from the attack, from which she recovered completely.

 The Taliban gave Malala a voice and a platform like never before by carrying out this heinous assassination. Malala became a world-renowned campaigner for women's educational rights while still in her adolescence, addressing international leaders and even at the United Nations on her 16th birthday in 2013. Malala became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize recipient in 2014 when she was just 17 years old. She will also graduate from Oxford University in 2021 with honors in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics.

Malala has accomplished so much in her brief time on this planet, creating a legacy that will live for centuries. While she has already had a significant and long-lasting influence on the globe, her tale has yet to be told. Malala will continue to change the world for the better for many years to come.

1. “Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow’s reality.” – Malala Yousafzai

2. “The best way to solve problems and to fight against war is through dialogue.” – Malala Yousafzai

3. “All I want is an education, and I am afraid of no one.” – Malala Yousafzai

4. “Some girls cannot go to school because of the child labor and child trafficking.” – Malala Yousafzai

5. “I will get my education – if it is in home, school, or anyplace.” – Malala Yousafzai

6. “I say I am stronger than fear.” – Malala Yousafzai

7. “When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.” – Malala Yousafzai

8. “We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” – Malala Yousafzai

9. “It is very important to know who you are. To make decisions. To show who you are.” – Malala Yousafzai

10. “We were scared, but our fear was not as strong as our courage.” – Malala Yousafzai

11. “Books can capture injustices in a way that stays with you and makes you want to do something about them. That’s why they are so powerful.” – Malala Yousafzai

12. “There should be no discrimination against languages people speak, skin color, or religion.” – Malala Yousafzai

13. “Dear sisters and brothers, we realize the importance of light when we see darkness.” – Malala Yousafzai

14. “Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.” – Malala Yousafzai

15. “I don’t want to be remembered as the girl who was shot. I want to be remembered as the girl who stood up.” – Malala Yousafzai

16. “There are many problems, but I think there is a solution to all these problems; it’s just one, and it’s education.” – Malala Yousafzai

17. “If one man can destroy everything, why can’t one girl change it?” – Malala Yousafzai

18. “Let us pick up our books and our pens, they are the most powerful weapons.” – Malala Yousafzai

19. “The extremists are afraid of books and pens, the power of education frightens them. they are afraid of women.” – Malala Yousafzai

20. “With guns you can kill terrorists, with education you can kill terrorism.” – Malala Yousafzai

21. “I don’t want revenge on the Taliban, I want education for sons and daughters of the Taliban.” – Malala Yousafzai