"As we crossed the Malakand Pass I saw a young girl selling oranges. She was scratching marks on a scrap of paper with a nail 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."

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About Malala Yousafzai

Pakistani activist for girls’ education and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. She gained international attention after surviving an attack by the Taliban in 2012 and continued advocacy for education rights through the Malala Fund. She became the youngest Nobel Prize recipient in 2014.

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