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Malala Yousafzai Returns To Pakistan For First Time Since 2012 Attack

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai speaks with students at Denver South High School, in October 2016. RJ Sangosti/Denver Post via Getty Images hide caption

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Malala Yousafzai Returns To Pakistan For First Time Since 2012 Attack

March 29, 2018 • The education advocate and human rights campaigner became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate after being shot in the head at age 15 by a Taliban gunman.

For Malala, Now 20, Birthdays Are Best Spent With Girls Who Dream Big

Malala cuts a birthday cake in the shape of a book at a restaurant in Dohuk. The youngest Nobel laureate turned 20 on July 12 in Dohuk, five years after she was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in Pakistan. Jane Arraf/NPR hide caption

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For Malala, Now 20, Birthdays Are Best Spent With Girls Who Dream Big

July 30, 2017 • The world's youngest Nobel laureate spent her 20th birthday this month with displaced Yazidi girls in northern Iraq. She spends each birthday with girls who are struggling to get an education.

For Malala, Now 20, Birthdays Are Best Spent With Girls Who Dream Big

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Viral Video: Emma Watson Inspires Malala To Call Herself A Feminist

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Viral Video: Emma Watson Inspires Malala To Call Herself A Feminist

November 6, 2015 • The actress and U.N. Goodwill Ambassador persuaded Malala Yousafzai to embrace a term she previously wasn't sure about.

An Unguarded Malala Is The Perfect Talk Show Guest

Nobel Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai tried to read Stephen Colbert's mind on The Late Show. Heather Wines/CBS/Landov hide caption

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An Unguarded Malala Is The Perfect Talk Show Guest

October 2, 2015 • Some critics say the new documentary about the Nobel laureate is inspiring but doesn't offer enough candid moments. Fortunately, Malala herself is very open — and funny — on the talk show circuit.

'To My Brave Sisters': Malala Speaks To Missing Nigerian Girls

At her home in the U.K., Malala Yousafzai reads her letter to the missing Nigerian schoolgirls. Courtesy of Malala Fund hide caption

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'To My Brave Sisters': Malala Speaks To Missing Nigerian Girls

April 16, 2015 • Like the kidnapped girls, Malala Yousafzai was targeted by militant extremists for wanting an education. The activist wrote a heartrending letter to the girls on the anniversary of their abduction.

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