Our men think earning money and ordering around others is where power lies. They don't think power is in the hands of the woman who takes care of everyone all day long, and gives birth to their children.

I raise up my voice-not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard...we cannot succeed when half of us are held back.

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

Do not wait for me to do something for your rights. It's your world and you can change it.

I want poverty to end in tomorrow's Pakistan. I want every girl in Pakistan to go to school.

I truly believe the only way we can create global peace is through not only educating our minds, but our hearts and our souls.

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