Education is the best weapon through which we can fight poverty, ignorance and terrorism.

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

Malala Day is not my day. It is the day of every girl and every boy. It is a day when we come together to raise our voices, so that those without a voice can be heard.

As we crossed the Malakand Pass I saw a young girl selling oranges. She was scratching marks on a piece of paper with a pencil to account for the oranges she had sold, as she could not read or write. I took a photo of her and vowed I would do everything in my power to help educate girls just like her. This was the war I was going to fight.

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

I believe in the power of the voice of women.

We are starving for education... it's like a precious gift. It's like a diamond.