Malala Yousafzai

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2,791 appearances 13 recordings 7 series first heard Dec 2024 last heard 28 May

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Fresh Air · Malala Yousafzai · 20 Apr 2026 podcast

And it wasn't just one BBC blog.

I wanted to speak to every media platform.

I wanted to speak to every journalist.

I remember that my father would always tell me before every interview that don't mention the Taliban, don't name anybody, and just focus on talking points about going to school.

And I'd be like, yes, Dad.

And then I would go and speak to the journalist and say everything.

I'm like, it is the Taliban.

They're not letting us to be in school.

And I would name them.

I would name them.

I'm like, what are our leaders doing about this Taliban leader and that Taliban leader?

So sometimes you don't listen to what your fathers tell you.

You actually see what they do and what they say, and you follow that.

So Malala is the name of this famous Afghan heroine.

She was in the late 1800s, and she is participating in the Second Anglo-Afghan War.

The Afghan soldiers are about to walk away.

They're losing the battle.

And she walks up to the top of this mountain, and she raises her voice and tells the soldiers that if you...

do not struggle today, you will live the rest of your life in shame.

So she encourages the soldiers that this is truly a day where they can prove their honor and they can fight for their freedom.

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