Girls just want to learn, play and live freely 💖

This Barbie has a Nobel Prize 💖 He’s just Ken
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5 years ago, I was shot in an attempt to stop me from speaking out for girls' education. Today, I attend my first lectures at Oxford.
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She’s the only friend I’d skip school for.
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Hard to express my joy and gratitude right now as I completed my Philosophy, Politics and Economics degree at Oxford. I don’t know what’s ahead. For now, it will be Netflix, reading and sleep. 😴
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Today marks a precious day in my life. Asser and I tied the knot to be partners for life. We celebrated a small nikkah ceremony at home in Birmingham with our families. Please send us your prayers. We are excited to walk together for the journey ahead. 📸: @malinfezehai
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Treat people with kindness✌️
Jimmy Kimmel asks Malala Yousafzai a viewer question: “As the youngest Nobel Prize winner in history, I was wondering, do you think Harry Styles spit on Chris Pine?” “I only talk about peace.” #Oscars #Oscars95 gma.abc/42jL5Ft
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So excited to go to Oxford!! Well done to all A-level students - the hardest year. Best wishes for life ahead!
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Hi, Twitter.
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I would never want any bad blood between us
💬| @Malala on choosing between free Taylor Swift or Beyonce tickets "I have the Nobel Peace Prize and I demand both."
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It is what it is 👀
thinking about the time my friend went to oxford for an exchange program, met malala yousafzai, and showed her my thirst traps on instagram, to which she said “i’m not impressed by appearances”
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Estoy rezando por México / sending my prayers to México. ❤️🇲🇽❤️
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Today is my last day of school and my first day on @Twitter [THREAD]
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Hello from the other side 😳 @elonmusk
More Bad Press For Elon: The Car Elon Musk Launched Into Orbit Has Fallen Back Down To Earth And Crushed Malala Yousafzai clckhl.co/T1oYFYX
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Chapter 23! Ready for a quarter-life crisis 🥳 Thank you so much to everyone for all the good wishes
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I’m horrified to see the bombing of al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza and unequivocally condemn it. I urge the Israeli government to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza and reiterate the call for a ceasefire. I am directing $300K to three charities helping Palestinian people under attack.
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We watch in complete shock as Taliban takes control of Afghanistan. I am deeply worried about women, minorities and human rights advocates. Global, regional and local powers must call for an immediate ceasefire, provide urgent humanitarian aid and protect refugees and civilians.
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Congratulations Vice President-elect @KamalaHarris!
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My beautiful mother - my friend, my role model, my strength, my heart, my soul
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On and off Twitter, I'm fighting for girls —  will you join me?​✋🏾 6/
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Thank you to everyone for the warm welcome. I'm still reading all your replies and it may take awhile. Glad I joined AFTER exams!
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To every child - I dream of a world where you can laugh, dance, sing, learn, live in peace and be happy. #WorldChildrensDay
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‘For there is always light, If only we’re brave enough to see it If only we’re brave enough to be it’ @TheAmandaGorman
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I believe it's always a good idea to have strong women behind you😎
Phoebe Dynevor and her boyfriend Cameron Fuller at Wimbledon sitting behind Malala.
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A colourful day 💕
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So much joy seeing my family home, visiting friends and putting my feet on this soil again. #Home #Pakistan
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Happy Christmas 🎄
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I turned 21 today in #Brazil. So happy to spend my birthday in this beautiful country with amazing girls. Want to meet some of my new friends?
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Some Latin was said and apparently I have a degree 👩‍🎓 📸: @samuelfash_
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Three years ago, 132 students were brutally killed at the Army Public School Peshawar. I think of them today and everyday. No child should face extremism and violence. No child should go to school in fear. Every child deserves safe education.
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A Palestinian child should be sitting in a classroom, not in rubble. World leaders must act immediately to protect the human rights of Palestinians.
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اختر مو مبارک شه 💛🌙
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The words Anne Frank wrote in this room still remind us to cherish and defend human rights. Today, I am thinking of Palestinian and Rohingya children- and all around the world still struggling to achieve Anne’s dream of freedom. #HumanRightsDay
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Concerned for my friends in Mexico after the earthquake and all in the path of Hurricane Irma. My family and I pray for you.
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242, 42, or 24… age is just a number!
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Exactly 12 years ago today, a Taliban gunman pointed his gun at my head and shot me for daring to speak up for girls’ right to go to school. I want to thank every person for your solidarity and support, from praying for my recovery to helping me in my work for girls’ access to education, both in my home country of Pakistan and around the world. Most years, I spend October 9th like any other day, with gratitude for having lived another year. But today, I am in New York to address the American Society of International Law (ASIL), a prestigious group of legal experts who have chosen to honour @MalalaFund and its work alongside Afghan activists fighting to protect the right to education for girls in Afghanistan. These women worked tirelessly before the fall of Kabul in 2021, and fearlessly since, to keep girls learning under the most impossible circumstances. It is humbling to stand alongside them and gratifying to see them receive the recognition they deserve. The Taliban continue to point literal and metaphoric weapons at girls and women in Afghanistan every day, from public beatings to ruthless edicts that ban them from learning, working and living freely. The brutality of the Taliban’s oppressive system against women is so extreme that Afghan activists and human rights defenders are calling it gender apartheid. Right now, Afghan women and girls need more than words of sympathy. I call on governments and influential institutions to leverage their power, and through international law, hold the Taliban accountable. I especially call on Muslim leaders and institutions to play a leading role in challenging the Taliban’s misuse of religion and culture. Just as people stood with me and my friends more than a decade ago, I hope people will stand in solidarity with Afghan girls and women now. ❤️ @Hmosadiq @zarqayaftali @deemahiram @metra_mehran @RahelaHSidiqi @SHalaimzai
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💗 نوی کال مو مبارک شه Bonne année 💗 💗 نیا سال مبارک ہو Feliz año nuevo 💗 💗 سال نو مبارک Frohes neues Jahr 💗 💗 كُلّ عَام وَأَنْتُم بِخَيْر Sersala ve mibarek be 💗 💗 नया साल मुबारक हो Happy new year 💗
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Proud to announce we're investing in girls' education in Brazil. More than 1.5 million girls are out of school in this country - and they deserve the chance to choose their own future.
Malala Fund is bringing our fight for girls’ education to Brazil — where more than 1.5m girls are out of school due to poverty, racism and violence. And, indigenous and Afro-Brazilian girls miss out most. mala.la/2m7YAoL
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Felt cute, won’t delete later 🙃(photo by @JessicaVoicu)
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I’m sorry to hear about your loss, @jonstewart. I know Dipper was a very good boy. I’ve gotten over my fear of dogs and I hope you’ll have me back to meet your next pup ❤️🐶
Jon Stewart remembers his best boy, Dipper.
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Each girl’s story is unique  —  and girls' voices are our most powerful weapons in the fight for education and equality. 5/
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I know the power that a young girl carries in her heart when she has a vision and a mission – and I hope that every girl who sees this cover will know that she can change the world. Thank you @BritishVogue, @Edward_Enninful & @thedalstonyears
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I stand with the Black community's fight for justice for Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and many, many others before them. We cannot accept injustice at any cost. #BlackLivesMatter
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2017 ❤ UN Messenger of Peace ✌ Canadian honorary citizenship 🇨🇦 A-level exams 😩 Joined Twitter 👋 Iraq & Kurdistan 🇮🇶 Nigeria 🇳🇬 Oxford acceptance 😊 Mexico 🇲🇽 Ebenezer Baptist Church speech 🙏 UNGA 🌍 Malala’s Magic Pencil ✏ Giving Tuesday ☎
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“College is forcing us to choose between studies and the hijab”. Refusing to let girls go to school in their hijabs is horrifying. Objectification of women persists — for wearing less or more. Indian leaders must stop the marginalisation of Muslim women. scroll.in/article/1016683/i-…
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Wish you a very happy 50th birthday Aba! Thank you for being the best father and friend.
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Buenas noches, México.
Malala speaks 3 languages - but not Spanish! Here she is practicing common Spanish phrases before her second day in México. 🇲🇽#GirlPowerTrip
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Sending my deepest condolences and prayers to Shinzo Abe's family, friends, colleagues and the Japanese people. I am shocked and saddened by his assassination. I will always remember his hospitality, kindness and personal support for girls' education and equality.
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My strength, my heart, my soul. Happy #MothersDay
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Pray for peace for every person. #PeaceDay
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Replying to @elonmusk
I’m keeping the car btw! 😉🚘
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We will not accept a world where decisions about our future are made in rooms we cannot enter. Congratulations to all the young leaders participating in #Youth2030 today.
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The most beautiful place on earth to me. #SwatValley #Pakistan
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My statement on the #Rohingya crisis in Myanmar:
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Happy Father’s Day to my amazing father @ZiauddinY 🌼🧡
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"It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor...that a child of farm workers can become the president of a great nation." - Nelson Mandela #Mandela100
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Opened the mail and thrilled to find a copy of my first picture book, Malala's Magic Pencil!
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Today, I want to share a message with my powerful Afghan sisters. You are fighting back against the Taliban’s crimes, as they ban you from going to school and try to erase you from public life. You continue resisting. Your courage is a source of inspiration.
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Heartbroken to hear about Zainab - a 7 year old child abused and brutally killed in Kasur, Pakistan. This has to stop. Gov and the concerned authorities must take action. #JusticeForZainab
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Graduating from secondary school (high school) is bittersweet for me. I'm excited about my future, but... 2/
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One more Eid photo 🌙🌸🙈
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Can't believe I met @priyankachopra! 🙈 #UNGA2017
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Nine years after being shot, I am still recovering from just one Taliban bullet. Read more: podium.bulletin.com/26917771…
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History tells us that wars cause irreversible and unimaginable loss. Civilians are killed; homes, schools and places of worship destroyed. People need peace, stability and dignity more than anything else. Russia must stop the attack on Ukraine immediately.
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....I know that millions of girls around the world are out of school and may never get the opportunity to complete their education. 3/
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Next week, I will be back on my #GirlPowerTrip to meet girls in Middle East, Africa & Latin America. 4/
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Just got my first Pfizer jab. If you’re eligible, do get your Covid-19 vaccine. Stay safe and keep others safe. #GetVaccinated
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A significant step forward for girls. My statement on the #G7 Summit:
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Spending my 20th birthday with girls in Kurdistan / Iraq. Read more mala.la/2tdY49y & follow @MalalaFund for updates. #GirlPowerTrip
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Strongly recommend this book that tells tragic, heartbreaking unbelievable stories of stolen girls in Nigeria.
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Back at university for my last year and I know it will be the toughest one yet. What are your best survival tips? #Askingforafriend 🙏🙏
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Wishing Muslim brothers and sisters around the world Eid Mubarak from Mexico.
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Why is this man Trevor late? @Trevornoah @TheDailyShow
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Hola, Presidente! I admire your work to bring peace in Colombia. Your country has some amazing girls too! They send me beautiful messages. 💌
¡@Malala, bienvenida a @Twitter! Que este espacio amplifique su mensaje al mundo y le permita seguir defendiendo la paz y la educación.
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On my last night as a teenager, I bumped into my new friends in Iraq. 🚘
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Olá Brasil ✨🇧🇷 How wonderful to be back in this beautiful country
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So happy that my mother, Toor Pekai, who is learning English, is the first one to read the book.
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The people of Kashmir have lived in conflict since I was a child, since my mother and father were children, since my grandparents were young.
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Cheering on #TeamAfghanistan girls in the global robotics competition today. So proud of you! #GirlsInStem 🤖👏
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Packing for university 😬 Any tips? Advice? Dos and dont's? #HelpMalalaPack
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Children and schools should never be targets. This isn’t a matter of opinion — it’s international law. I continue my call for a ceasefire. The Israeli government must end these indiscriminate attacks that have cost thousands of innocent Palestinian children and families their lives.
🛑 Four @UNRWA shelters damaged in less than 24 hours in📍#GazaStrip Today a @UN school was damaged in Jabalia Refugee Camp, reportedly killing at least 20 people Another shelter at Beach Refugee Camp was also damaged, with one child reportedly killed unrwa.org/newsroom/official-…
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Still four more exams to go 😩, but thank you 🙏
Congratulations on your graduation, @Malala! We're honored to share your words and celebrate you as a member of the unstoppable Class of 2020. #DearClassof2020 piped.video/dearclassof2020
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Hola, México! Yesterday my flight was diverted from CDMX to Cancun because of the storm. At airport now - see you at @TecdeMonterrey soon!
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The violence in Jerusalem – especially against children – is unbearable. This long conflict has cost many children their lives and their futures. Leaders must act immediately – there is no peace when children and civilians are not safe. #AlAqsa
Over the past two days, 37 Palestinian children have been injured and arrested in East Jerusalem. All children should be protected from violence and kept out of harm’s way at all times. @LelmiU @TedChaiban unicef.org/press-releases/37…
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2018: Keep working for a world where girls can choose their own future.
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what a dream night ✨🪩✨
Malala steps out in style for the 2023 #Oscars in #RalphLauren. See all your favorite stars on the red carpet here: vogue.cm/APIZjUN
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In the last week, I’ve spent time speaking with people living and working in #Kashmir - journalists, human rights lawyers and students.
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I'm so happy to see that young women around the world are leading the climate movement. Thank you to girls like @GretaThunberg for using your voice, speaking truth to power — and encouraging other young people to do the same. 💕
Thousands of young people around the world are pouring into the streets for a day of global climate strikes nyti.ms/30yJMkK
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I had one hope for today: that Afghan girls walking to school would not be sent back home. But the Taliban did not keep their promise. They will keep finding excuses to stop girls from learning – because they are afraid of educated girls and empowered women. #LetAfghanGirlsLearn
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My new book #WeAreDisplaced is a collection of stories from refugee girls around the world - harrowing journeys, lost loved ones and longing for home. It shows readers the real lives behind the statistics, news reports & rhetoric we hear every day. malala.org/newsroom/we-are-d…
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Happy 70th Independence Day to all my Pakistani sisters and brothers!🇵🇰
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Eid Mubarak and best wishes to my sisters and brothers celebrating around the world. #EidAlFitr
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I hope this book inspires children to believe in themselves and follow their dreams. Available today: bit.ly/2y6Ds7r
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To the young women of Iran who are in the streets to demand freedom and safety: You are already changing the world with your courage. To everyone else: Share their stories to help keep this movement alive. Zan! Zendigi! Azadi! Women! Life! Freedom! #MahsaAmini #FreeIran
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When I was younger, adults would ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up. At first, I would say a doctor. Then prime minister. Then, I just focused on getting into university & deciding what to study. Today, like a lot of young people, I’m not sure what my career path will be.
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Today I am meeting girls from Oaxaca, Colombia & Brazil. They fought poverty, child marriage, displacement & discrimination to go to school.
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Is this just a coincidence that I wore this dress on the same day as Apple iPhone 11’s launch #iPhone11
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