Malala Yousafzai

I never thought that they would target a little girl for sharing her story, but that bullet changed the trajectory of my life.

If you're born a girl, your life looks very different.

The only reason that I could express myself was because my father never stopped me.

But then this armed group appeared out of nowhere, and they're using terror and violence to punish people for simply having these rights.

That's why we really need to question our leaders.

You know, I was 15 years old.

So my 20s has been that true begin-again phase for me.

I'm like looking up Selena Gomez casual outfits.

I wanted to be cool.

oh god Malala I can't love you anymore.

I was also scared of marriage because I just did not want a life where I had no control and that scared me more.

When I share this with people they're like so shocked but my whole body just froze and suddenly I felt that I was reliving the shooting and I cannot figure out if I'm alive or not but actually being brave means doing what you believe in even when you are scared.

My God.

Thank you.

It's an honour that you read it.

In Swat Valley, I always felt that I was a lucky girl because firstly, I was living in the most beautiful place on earth, which was heaven to me.

Beautiful, tall mountains.

We had rivers, we had greenery, and we had amazing people around us.

It was always the food, the music, the hospitality, everything I treasured.

And most importantly, there was peace.