My position attracts a fair amount of rumors and gossip and misperceptions, but I'd rather not focus on that.

The youth are the catalysts for real change.

I've learned to take things a little more easily, to be a little more forgiving of myself.

I'm amazed by the misconceptions about Muslim women and the Arab world that I hear, and that really does hurt me.

Twitter's a great way to tell people across the world what I care about and, hopefully, motivate them to join me in furthering my causes. It's also a fantastic medium to hear the ideas and opinions of people I might not otherwise get to meet.

It's about using social media for social change: creating a community of advocates who can use their voices on behalf of the voiceless, or leverage their talents, skills, knowledge, and resources to put more children into classrooms, or pressure their elected representatives to get global education top of the agenda.

If one girl with courage is a revolution, imagine what feats we can achieve together.