"Malala Yousafzai says that the Taliban are misusing religion and “exploiting a twisted interpretation of Islam” to enforce its “gender apartheid” regime in Afghanistan."

"We have to teach our children to be tolerant and to accept diversity."

"Challenge the social norms created and enforced by men, and you disgrace your family and community. That morning, it meant that the patriarchy had grown so fragile that it could be threatened by a pai…"

"Let us pick up our books and our pens. They are our most powerful weapons."

"I went to school and I was just a normal girl wanting to get an education."