An Interview with Malala Yousafzai

“…When women’s freedom was taken away, when women were not allowed to go to the markets, when more than 400 schools were destroyed and girls’ education was completely banned, for me speaking out at that time was courage.” -Malala Yousafzai

On this episode of The Henna Hundal Show, Henna Hundal interviews Malala Yousafzai, the co-recipient of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize and co-founder of Malala Fund. Malala is internationally recognized for her activism and advocacy around girls’ education. In this interview, Malala reflects on her first trip back to her hometown of Swat Valley, Pakistan since the attack she endured from the Taliban after standing up for her right to continue attending school. Malala also discusses what “courage” means to her and delivers an inspiring message about how she maintains courage in the face of fear.