I have a new dream I must be a politician to save this country. There are so many crises in our country. I want to remove these crises.

When someone tells me about Malala, the girl who was shot by the Taliban - that's my definition for her - I don't think she's me. Now I don't even feel as if I was shot. Even my life in Swat feels like a part of history or a movie I watched. Things change. God has given us a brain and a heart which tell us how to live.

I have a new dream I must be a politician to save this country. There are so many crises in our country. I want to remove these crises.

There is no greater weapon than knowledge and no greater source of knowledge than the written word.

If we want to end terrorism we need to bring quality education so we defeat the mindset of terrorism mentality and of hatred.

My father was convinced the Taliban would hunt him down and kill him, but he again refused security from the police. 'If you go around with a lot of security the Taliban will use Kalashnikovs or suicide bombers and more people will be killed,' he said. 'At least I'll be killed alone.'

In Islam, it is not just your right, but your responsibility to get education.