About this episode

Malala Yousafzai discusses her experiences with bravery, marriage, and cultural norms in an interview with Terry Gross.

Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai spoke with Terry Gross about bravery, marriage, and defying cultural norms. She was 15 when a Taliban gunman shot her, in response to her advocacy for girls’ education. “When I look back, I'm like, yes, that was a crazy thing that I did. I put my life at risk. But, at the time, what scared me more was a life without an education as a girl. It terrified me.” See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

People in this episode

Host: Terry Gross

Guest: Malala Yousafzai

Topics covered

• bravery
• marriage
• cultural norms
• girls' education
• advocacy

Keywords

• Malala Yousafzai
• Nobel Laureate
• education
• Taliban
• cultural norms
• bravery
• advocacy

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Organizations: NPR, Taliban

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