"I truly believe the only way we can create global peace is through not only educating our minds, but our hearts and our souls."— Malala Yousafzi
Malala Yousafzi
In 2012, then 15-year-old Malala Yousafzi was shot in the head while on her way home from school in her native Pakistan, targeted because she had been an outspoken critic of the Taliban’s prohibition on education for girls. Fortunately, she survived the shooting, and doubled down on her efforts to fight for equal access to education. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize one year later, in 2013, the same year she spoke the aforementioned quote at the opening of the Library of Birmingham in England. In her speech, she paid homage to the importance of reading, writing, and books as necessary tools for achieving global peace.
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