Tonya Mosley

But you were resistant to marriage for a long time.

Why were you against marriage?

Yes, you read a lot of books about feminism and marriage.

Well, you made this list of questions for him before you marry him.

I mean, you asked him about fidelity, about whether he'd control what you wear, whether he'd take another wife.

These were real considerations that you had to know.

You were trying to extract guarantees, though.

And he tried to give them to you, but then he said something to you that was really kind of profound.

He said, there are no magic words to take away all of your doubts.

Why was that the right answer for you to kind of come to the realization that this was the step that you should take?

My guest today is Malala Yousafzai.

We're talking about her new memoir, Finding My Way.

We'll be right back after a short break.

I'm Tanya Mosley, and this is Fresh Air.

Malala, I want to talk to you a bit about your parents.

Many of us know your father's story.

He's an educator who raised you to speak up.

Your mother is quieter in the public narrative.

And in this book, though, she's complex.

She once saved a girl from forced marriage.