“Yet my father remained hopeful and believed there would be a day when there was an end to the destruction. What really depressed him was the looting of the destroyed schools - the furniture, the books, the computers, were all stolen by local people. He cried when he heard this.”
Quote by Malala Yousafzai
Work
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
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Malala Yousafzai
A Pakistani journalist born on July 12, 1997, in the Swat Valley of northwestern Pakistan. She is known for her advocacy of girls' education and became an international figure after surviving a Taliban shooting incident in 2012. In 2014, she became the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate. more
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