Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai, famous woman’s rights activist and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate, has said that she is “heartbroken” by U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to ban refugees from entering the United States. Yousafzai is only one of many individuals, organizations and communities who have protested President Trump’s decision since he signed the order on Friday, […]

Most teens are generally looking forward to moving on to the next stages of their lives, whether it’s their first date, their first job, or their first car. When it comes to 19-year-old Malala Yousafzai, the one thing that people can count on is something out of the ordinary. Malala, the youngest Nobel Prize winner […]

Kim Kardashian West has insisted that baring her breasts on social media is merely her way of demonstrating how empowered she is. For the second time (that the media knows of, at least) in two months, Kardashian has gone and shot images of herself where she is at the very least topless and, when called […]

Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Prize winner ever, has called Donald Trump’s plan to ban Muslims from entering the United States as being “full of hatred,” according to Yahoo News. Trump announced his plan to temporarily ban all Muslims from entering the United States until authorities can determine “what is going on” in response to […]

Teenage activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has once again leapt into prominence in the recent TIME’s Person of the Year Poll, second only to Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. Malala features well ahead of many leading world figures including Pope Francis and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The winner of the poll is scheduled […]

Malala Yousafzai recently sat down with UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson and told her that Watson’s “He for She” speech she gave last year to the UN inspired Yousafzai to refer to herself as a being a “feminist.” Yousafzai, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, said she used to think the word “feminism” was a […]

Malala Yousafzai — who was shot by the Taliban for being a vocal education for girls advocate — has aced her GCSE exams. Could you answer some of the questions that appear in the difficult test? With her GCSE exam results, Malala Yousafzai is proving that not only is she a fierce proponent of education […]

Malala Yousafzai celebrated her 18th birthday by opening up a school for Syrian refugee girls in Lebanon. The youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Malala Yousafzai called on world leaders to invest in “books not bullets” during the school’s opening. “Today on my first day as an adult, on behalf of the world’s children, […]

Malala Yousafzai’s birthday was marked by the Pakistani advocate and Nobel Peace prize winner opening a school for Syrian refugees. The New York Daily News reports that Malala Yousafzai celebrated her 18th birthday on Sunday, and commemorated it by opening the refugee school for children refugees in Lebanon. Reuters, via NBC News, reports that Malala […]

The Daily Show host Jon Stewart took to the airwaves the day after the Charleston Church massacre and offered a bleak assessment of life in the United States of America. Stewart, who leaves the show on August 6, told viewers that he had no jokes about the days news and summed up his feelings about […]

Internationally recognized Islamic extremists group Boko Haram have attacked Chad for the first time. Dozens of militants struck the village of Ngouboua near Lake Chad, an area that many Nigerian refugees had reportedly fled. On Friday, it was reported that the militants arrived in Chad by motor boats and proceeded to set fire to the […]

Angelina Jolie, actress, director, mother, philanthropist, and special envoy for the United Nation High Commission For Refugees has been voted the most admired woman in the world, according to the Daily Mail. In a poll of over 25,000 people across the globe, the 39-year-old actress and mother-of-six was chosen as the most admirable lady of […]

Malala Yousafzai, recent 17-year-old recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, said that she is “heartbroken” by Tuesday’s events in Pakistan when the Taliban opened fire on a military school, claiming more than 120 lives and injuring 114 more. Many of these lives included those of young children who were students at the school. ABC News […]

Mindy Project star Mindy Kaling visited Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday night and before her interview with Kimmel could ensue, an awkward and competitive moment of ex-bragging took place. Mindy spotted one of her ex-boyfriends “Darren” in the audience, and shortly after — a post-breakup sin that many of us commit proceeded. He bragged about […]

Mindy Kaling was recently mistaken for one of the most important female figures of our time, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai. According to a New York Times profile on Mindy Kaling, the hilarious actress was accosted by an elderly drunk an after party for The New Yorker Festival. “Congratulations on your Nobel Prize,” the […]

As the shocking events surrounding the Ottawa Parliament shooting Wednesday morning continue to develop, one interesting piece of news has surfaced. Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani girl who was almost killed by Taliban terrorists, was in Canada to be awarded honorary Canadian citizenship on the same day. The 17-year-old human rights activist was to receive […]

Richard Dawkins, evolutionary biologist and outspoken atheist, congratulated Malala Yousafzai for her recent Nobel win, tweeting that the Nobel Prize Committee “got it right” with their decision to award the 17-year-old laureate with the most-coveted honor of the year. However, Dawkins didn’t evade the usual controversy associated with his stark critique of religion, especially after […]

The attackers who nearly killed student activist Malala Yousafzai have been arrested, according to authorities in Pakistan. The young girl was targeted because of her activism in a campaign opposing the Taliban, who deny an education to girls. Malala was shot by attackers as she rode in a school bus. The incident made international headlines […]

Justin Bieber FaceTimed with Malala Yousafzai, the schoolgirl shot back in 2012 by a Taliban gunman for defying their ban on girls receiving an education in Pakistan. The Canadian star has pledged to support the education advocate’s organization — The Malala Fund. Well, this a welcome change of pace. Justin Bieber FaceTimed with Malala Yousafzai […]

Remember Malala Yousafzai? If you recall, this beautiful and outspoken young Muslim lady rose to prominence after the Taliban shot her in the head back in 2012 simply because they disliked the way in which she advocated for every child’s right to an education. Fast forward to Malala’s 16th birthday on July 12, 2013, when […]

Malala Yousafzai arrived in Abuja, Nigeria on her 17th birthday to campaign for the plight of more than 250 young girls kidnapped by the terrorist group Boko Haram more than three months ago. Yousafzai, who survived an assassination attempt in her home country of Pakistan, made the trip to support the “Bring Back Our Girls” […]

Pakistani private school’s banned Malala Yousafzai’s new book, I Am Malala. Officials claimed the book doesn’t show enough respect for Islam and called her a tool of the West. The teenage activist captured the world’s attention last year when she survived an assassination by the Pakistani Taliban. Malala was a target because she criticizes the […]

The Pakistan Taliban is planning a set of new attacks according to inside sources. As previously reported by The Inquisitr, the last Pakistan Taliban leader was just allegedly killed in a US drone strike. It’s also believed Pakistan’s government knew where Osama bin Laden was hiding, and is now prosecuting the doctor who revealed his […]

The Pakistani Taliban’s new leader, Mullah Fazlullah, planned the near-fatal attack on teen activist Malala Yousafzai last year. Fazlullah was appointed on Thursday after its former leader, Hakimullah Mehsud was killed in a reported US drone attack last Friday. The Taliban’s leadership council debated for several days before unanimously appointing Fazlullah as the new chief, […]

Sam Harris is a famous atheist author and neuroscientist. He is also rounding his third day of crucifixion over at the uber-liberal Salon for daring to insult Internet hero Malala Yousafzai. Before we get to the main drag of the story, a little bit of background information might be helpful. Though Harris is an extremely […]

Malala Yousafzai met with President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, at the White House on Friday night, capping off her whirlwind tour in the United States. Yousafzai, who was wounded in a failed assassination attempt by the Taliban a year ago, also appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and spoke with several […]

It’s been a year since Malala Yousafzai, a young Pakistani girl crusading for women’s education rights, was shot by the Taliban. It was a shocking, violent wake-up call for the rest of the world: what Yousafzai and other women must endure under the repressive regime for simply wanting to learn. In the year since surviving […]

When human rights advocate Malala Yousafzai, 16, appeared on The Daily Show, the level of anticipation to see the young woman on social media sites was thick and intense. If you recall, Malala Yousafzai emerged as a symbol of female empowerment and commitment to education after a tragic event. When she was just 14, Yousafzai […]

Malala Yousafzai easily wowed Jon Stewart during Tuesday night’s episode of The Daily Show, when the outspoken teen activist dropped by to speak about her passion for education and equality. Yousafzai came into the international spotlight last year when the Taliban attempted to assassinate her for speaking out about girls’ education rights. Unfortunately for the […]

Malala Yousafzai was honored as Harvard University’s humanitarian of the year. The Pakistani teen who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban was at the US college on Friday to accept the award. Malala was shot in the head by militants last October. Initially, officials believed the assassination attempt was in retaliation to the teen’s […]

Malala Yousafzai is addressing the United Nations today. The 16-year-old survived a gunshot to the head by the Taliban last year. She was reportedly targeted for her campaign promoting education for girls. As reported by NBC News, Malala will speak before the Youth Assembly, which is comprised of more than 500 “young leaders.” Her speech […]

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls’ education, attended her first day of school in the UK Tuesday. The Guardian reports that the 15-year-old described returning to school as the most important day of her life. The shooting that nearly took her life has not […]

Malala Yousafzai has spoken publicly for the first time since she was shot by the Taliban in an assassination attempt. The 15-year-old schoolgirl shot in October after campaigning for women’s rights spoke before two major surgeries she underwent this weekend. The surgeries were meant to repair the damage done to Malala’s skull by a bullet […]

Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani teenager who was shot in the head in October by a Taliban assassin, was discharged from Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, England, on Thursday. Dave Rosser, medical director at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS foundation trust, said: “Malala is a strong young woman and has worked hard with the people caring for […]

Time will unveil 2012’s “Person of the Year” in less than 24 hours, but Today hosts revealed the eight frontrunners for the title Tuesday morning. Eight names belonging to influential individuals in business, politics, and science are considered the likeliest contenders for Time‘s “Person of the Year” honor. The list includes: Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani […]

Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old Pakistani activist who was shot in the head by the Taliban last week, has come out of a medically induced coma and recovered enough to stand with assistance and communicate through writing, according to a doctor at the British hospital where she is being treated. The hospital issued a bulletin a […]

Police in Pakistan have made arrests in the case of a 14-year-old girl, who was shot and wounded by the Taliban for supporting education for girls and criticizing the fundamentalist Islamic movement, according to officials on Friday. Malala Yousufzai was injured on her way home form school on Tuesday, along with two girls who were […]

The Pakistani government is offering a Rs 10 million ($105,000) bounty for the capture of the Pakistani Taliban assailants who seriously injured Malala Yousafzai in a shooting in the northwestern Swat Valley on Tuesday. Yousafzai, who is a teenage rights and education activist, was shot in the head and neck on Tuesday as she headed […]

14-year old Malala Yousafzai, who was nominated for the International Children’s Peace Prize in 2011, was shot and seriously injured by the Taliban Tuesday, NBC News reports. The teen and two other girls were fired upon while traveling through the town of Mingora. Yousafzai won international acclaim for a blog post she wrote — under […]