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

We felt like the Taliban saw us as little dolls to control, telling us what to do and how to dress. I thought if God wanted us to be like that He wouldn't have made us all different.

We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced

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

Books are a better investment in our future than bullets. Books, not bullets, will pave the path towards peace and prosperity.

I thought that words and books and pens were more powerful than guns.