Malala Yousafzai on The Daily Show

Malala Yousafzai on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

On  Tuesday, October 8 Malala Yousafzai sat down for a touching and empowering interview with Jon Stewart of The Daily Show. Yesterday, 9 October 2013, marked the first year of her survival after a Taliban attack. The assassination attempt came after years of outspoken criticism against the Taliban's anti-education campaign. She informs us, that since 2007, 400 schools have been bombed. "The bravest girl" finds a lot of her inspiration from her father, also an advocate for education and women's rights.

Malala still crusades for the right to education in Pakistan.She believes the Taliban denies education to girls in order to retain power and control in the region. She says, "You must fight others [the Taliban] through peace and dialogue and education." 

According to CNN, Malala has won the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. On Amazon's Best Sellers list I am Malala, her new book, is already at the number two position. Malala Yousafzai is an integral cog in the machine that will eventually rid the world of crimes against women.

 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. 8 October 2013
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