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                     Nobel Prize Winner Malala Talks to VOA

   by Katherine Gypson

   The youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize winner brought her message of
   empowerment for women to Washington Sunday, calling for girls to start
   believing in their own potential as leaders.

   In the three years since she was shot by the Taliban for pursuing an
   education, Malala Yousafzai has traveled the world advocating for
   women's empowerment. She spoke about women's rights and the education
   of girls at a gathering for Voice of America's Deewa Service.

   In an interview afterwards, Yousafzai told Voice of America that more
   women need to come forward to take part in every field, including
   politics.

   ''"I think that it's important that we provide quality education to
   women and men - we also need men to give the space to women which they
   deserve. It's collective work and I'm hopeful that with quality
   education and this change in mindset that we see this change and we see
   women taking the roles that they deserve," she said.

   "He inspired me to speak up for my rights, he inspired, he did not
   force me, he did not push me so I have learned from him and the role I
   have taken is because of his inspiration," she said

   Yousafzai was joined at the gathering by her father, mother and
   siblings. Malala's father Ziauddin Yousafzai called the day of her
   shooting, "the hardest and worst day" of his daughter's life.

   Yousafzai continues to bring attention to her message with the release
   this October of He Named Me Malala, a documentary about her life. The
   title references her father's decision to name her after a famous
   Pashtun heroine.

   Yousafzai turned 18 in July and recently passed her college exams in
   Britain with excellent scores. She told the audience she would continue
   traveling around the world, advocating for women's rights and looks
   forward to a time when she can return safely to her native Pakistan.
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