Malala Yousafzai waves to the crowd as she arrives for her appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show airing on Wednesday (September 9) from Los Angeles.
The 18-year-old activist opened up about how she found out she won the prestigious award, what it’s like meeting world leaders, and more. Check it:
On finding out she won: “So I was in my chemistry lesson in school and just studying about atoms and those things and suddenly my teacher came in she surprised me she said that you have won the Nobel Peace Prize. And I said, OK and then I said, I want to finish my school. And cause I am standing up for education and I have been given this award because I am fighting for children’s rights to go to school so I deserve this right to study today in school. Finish my school day and then I’ll go and have press interviews and stuff. So I finished that day.”
On meeting world leaders: “So if I like feel shy and if I think he would mind it than these issues would never get highlighted so it’s telling the world, just reminding them of their duties. You’re not asking them to do something extra, but you are demanding them that these are their responsibilities they need to listen to their people’s voices we want them to take action. We want them to do something and it’s important that you highlight it to them.”
On her family: “Well my father always says that ‘ask me what I did, but ask me what I did not do. And I did not clip her wings.’ So he has not clipped my wings he has allowed me to fly as high as I can. And this is how we want parents to be, to allow their children to fulfill their dreams to achieve who they want to be. It’s not that girls don’t have the skill or don’t have the talent to do something in their life it’s that they’re stopped in society. So my father did not do that he did not stop me. And I’m really thankful to him, also to my mother for giving me the strength and the courage to go forward. A little bit to my brothers, a little.”
He Named Me Malala just dropped a new trailer and it’s even more moving than the first.
The documentary is an intimate portrait of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was targeted by the Taliban and severely wounded by a gunshot when returning home on her school bus in Pakistan’s Swat Valley.
Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim teamed up with Malala and gives viewers a look inside her life with her father Zia and her family and how are committed to fighting for education for all girls worldwide.
He Named Me Malala is in select theaters on October 2nd. Watch the trailer below!
In documentary is an intimate portrait of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was targeted by the Taliban and severely wounded by a gunshot when returning home on her school bus in Pakistan’s Swat Valley.
Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim teamed up with Malala and gives viewers a look inside her life with her father Zia and her family and how are committed to fighting for education for all girls worldwide.
He Named Me Malala is in select theaters on October 2nd. Watch the trailer below!
It's here! Take a first look at He Named Me Malala a documentary about Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai's life, story and personal journey as an education activist. Pledge to see the film only in theaters this October at http://bit.ly/1IlDIMgDirected by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth, Waiting for "Superman"), the film shows us how Malala, her father Zia and her family are committed to fighting for education worldwide.
Malala Yousafzai shows off her award during the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony held at Oslo City Town Hall on Wednesday morning (December 10) in Oslo, Norway.
The 17-year-old activist, who was shot in the head by Taliban members in 2012, was honored alongside Kailash Satyarthi
“I tell my story not because it is unique but because it is not,” Malala said in her speech. “It is the story of many girls. Today, I tell their stories too. I have brought with me some of my sisters from Pakistan, from Nigeria, and from Syria who share this story.”
She added, “This award is not just for me. It is for those forgotten children who want education. It is for those frightened children who want peace. It is for those voiceless children who want change. I am here to stand up for their rights, to raise their voice. It is not time to pity them.”
Malala Yousafzai waves to the crowd before speaking at a press conference at the Library of Birmingham in England on Friday afternoon (October 10).
The 17-year-old activist was just announced as one of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winners earlier in the day.
“I’m proud that I’m the first Pakistani and the first young woman or the first young person getting this award,” Malala shared. “I have received this award but this is not the end … of this campaign I have started. I think this is really the beginning. I want to see every child going to school and getting an education.”
She added about sharing the prize with Kailash Satyarthi, “I’m feeling honored that I’m sharing this award with him. It does not matter what’s the color of your skin, what language do you speak, what religion you believe in. It is that we should all consider each other as human beings and we should respect each other. We should all fight for our rights, for the rights of children, for the rights of women and for the rights of every human being.”
Malala continued, “I’m thankful to my father for not clipping my wings, for letting me to fly and achieve my goals. Through my story I want to tell other children all around the world that they should stand up for their rights, they should not to wait for someone else. This award is especially for them, it gives them courage.”
Shay Mitchell steps out for 2014 We Day UK held at Wembley Arena on Friday afternoon (March 7) in London, England.
The 26-year-old actress spoke on stage along with host Prince Harry, Evanna Lynch, and activist Malala Yousafzai.
“What an inspiration. I was in awe today hearing #Malala speak @weday . Together we can make a difference as proven by the speakers and thousands of youth attending today’s #weday ! @malalafund @freethechildren,” Shay captioned on Instagram.
Malala, 16, is the the Pakistani schoolgirl who stood up to the Taliban and defended her right to an education and now world speaker and activist. You can grab her tell-all, “I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban” NOW.
