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That's Malala Yousafzai.

She's one of the most recognized beacons of hope in the world, the youngest Nobel laureate in history, a global advocate for education, the girl who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban and kept on fighting.

But when Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in 2021, hope collapsed.

The mission she had dedicated her life to, a world where every girl could go to school, took a step backwards.

In this powerful talk, Malala shares a side of herself that the world doesn't often see.

What it feels like when the person everyone looks to for hope has lost her own.

She shares how her theory of social change has evolved, what she's learned that's kept her going even in her darkest moments, and how we can keep building the future we want, even when hope feels lost.

Malala's talk is coming up right after a short break.

And now, our TED Talk of the day.

That was Malala Yousafzai at TED 2026.

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