There should be no discrimination against languages people speak, skin color or religion.

We are human beings, and this is the part of our human nature, that we don't learn the importance of anything until it's snatched from our hands.

My father was convinced the Taliban would hunt him down and kill him, but he again refused security from the police. 'If you go around with a lot of security the Taliban will use Kalashnikovs or suicide bombers and more people will be killed,' he said. 'At least I'll be killed alone.'

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.

They are afraid of educated women. They are afraid of the power of knowledge.

I am not against anyone. Neither am I here to speak in terms of personal revenge against the Taliban or any other terrorist group. I am here to speak for the right of education for every child. I want education for the sons and daughters of the Taliban and all the terrorists and extremists.

When I look at my goal, my goal is peace.