She explained that the bullet had entered through the side of my left eye where there was a scar, traveled eighteen inches down to my left shoulder and stopped there. It could have taken out my eye or gone into my brain. It was a miracle I was alive.

Ignorance allowed politicians to fool people and bad administrators to be re-elected.

We have to change this idea that women are only supposed to work in the house... Women should go out and be what they want

I want every girl, every child, to be educated.

Pakistan is a peace loving, democratic country. Pashtuns want education for their daughters and sons. Islam is a religion of peace, humanity and brotherhood.

I think life is always dangerous. Some people get afraid of it. Some people don't go forward. But some people, if they want to achieve their goal, they have to go. They have to move.

My dream is to see every girl educated, in every country.