When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.

I tell my story, not because it is unique, but because it is not. It is the story of many girls.

I had a terrible dream yesterday with military helicopters and the Taliban. I have had such dreams since the launch of the military operation in Swat. My mother made me breakfast and I went off to school. I was afraid going to school because the Taliban had issued an edict banning all girls from attending schools.

We are stronger than those who oppress us, who seek to silence us. We are stronger than the enemies of education. We are stronger than fear, hatred, violence and poverty.

They only can shoot a body but they cannot shoot my dreams.

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

Instead of sending guns, send books. Instead of sending weapons, send teachers.