We cannot succeed when half of us are held back. We call upon our sisters around the world to be brave, to embrace the strength within themselves and realize their full potential.

I don't cover my face because I want to show my identity.

Malala Day is not my day. Today is the day of every woman, every boy and every girl who have raised their voice for their rights.

Books are a better investment in our future than bullets. Books, not bullets, will pave the path towards peace and prosperity.

You know, my father was a great encouragement for me because he spoke out for women's rights, he spoke out for girl's education. And at that time I said that why should I wait for someone else, why should I be looking to the government, to the army that they would help us? Why don't I raise my voice, why don't we speak up for our rights?

My father always says that heroism is in the Pashtun DNA.

If a woman can go to the beach and wear nothing, then why can't she also wear everything?