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“The world turned into a big black hole while my daughter was on the verge of life and death.”

Quote by Ziauddin Yousafzai

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Ziauddin Yousafzai

Ziauddin Yousafzai is a Pakistani educator and social activist, renowned for his advocacy of girls' education. He is the father of Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Prize laureate. Born in 1969, Yousafzai has been actively involved in promoting education and combating the Taliban's ban on girls' education in Pakistan. more

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