Malala Yousafzai on surviving Taliban attack and her stance on Gaza activism - BBC World Service

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Malala Yousafzai began her activism as an 11-year-old schoolgirl in Pakistan and became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner at 17, after being shot in the head by the Taliban. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Nearly a decade later her foundation is now a global force for the rights of girls. She sat down with the BBC on a recent visit to Nigeria, the country with the highest number of children who can’t go to school according to the UN, to talk about her work, the backlash she faced in her support for Gaza, and the difficulty of making friends when growing up with global fame. 00:00 Intro 00:59 Nigeria projects 02:17 Malala’s new book 03:49 “I struggled to make friends” 05:54 Mental health journey 07:31 Growing up with a strict mother 10:08 Malala’s activism for Gaza 11:26 Backlash on Gaza 14:51 Taliban surge in Pakistan 16:02 Campaign to recognise crime of ‘Gender Apartheid’ 17:34 Book bans and the ‘threat’ of education 18:32 Life regrets The BBC 100 Women team has a mission to address the under-representation of women in media. If you are interested in their content check out this playlist 👉🏽 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4cbktJ5umbEcZTeaQO2v86O ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #malala #malalayousafzai #100women #bbc100women