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

Education is neither Eastern nor Western, it is human.

Why is it, that giving guns is so easy, but giving books is so hard?

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

The content of a book holds the power of education and it is with this power that we can shape our future and change lives.

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.

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