malala

Malala vs Greta: The internet’s favourite rivalry misses the point

November 16, 2025 10:08 am

Two young women who changed the world are being pitted against each other online — but Malala Yousafzai and Greta Thunberg show that activism takes more than one form

'I was nervous about Malala returning to Pakistan,' writes father Ziauddin Yousafzai in his memoir

December 11, 2018 10:46 am

"With my fear of losing Malala, I felt such terrible guilt that I had not stopped her from campaigning. I went over my intentions again and again. What had I been working towards that was worth this sacrifice of my child? How could I have miscalculated like this? Malala and I had stood together, united. But this fight almost left me with the dead body of my child."

Malala's petition for Syrian children's education reached over 70,000 signatures

January 29, 2016 1:35 pm

Addressed to US President Barack Obama, the petition, published on the change.org website, calls for world leaders to commit $1.4 billion

America diary: Nawaz Sharif faces flak for missing Malala speech

December 26, 2015 12:11 am

The word is out in Pakistan that instead of schmoozing with world leaders, making new friends and influencing people, Sharif was spending all his time in a cocoon of favourite friends and food.

Girls from charity school meet ‘Abbu’ Kailash

December 19, 2014 3:42 am

The girls are all students of an informal school run by NGO The Hope Project in Nizamuddin Basti.

Malala Yousafzai awarded 2013 United Nations Human Rights Prize

December 06, 2013 11:37 am

The award is given in recognition of outstanding achievement in human rights.

I am no Western puppet: Malala Yousufzai

October 13, 2013 6:47 pm

Sections of Pakistan had labelled Malala a spy working with the US to discredit Pakistan.

Praise & admiration abroad,animosity at home for Malala

October 13, 2013 3:05 am

The students stared at the official,Farrukh Atiq,in silence. Not a single hand was raised.

Taliban attack made my campaign global: Malala

October 06, 2013 12:55 am

Malala's campaign for girls’ right to education made her a Taliban target

Malala honoured at Harvard University

September 29, 2013 1:20 am

Malala Yousufzai,the girl who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban,was honoured Friday as Harvard University’s humanitarian of the year.

TOP FRAMES: Best photographs of the week gone by from around the world

October 18, 2014 8:40 am

In the Top frames this week The Nobel Peace Prize 2014 was awarded jointly to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai "for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education".

Kailash Satyarthi, Malala Yousafzai - winners of Nobel Peace Prize 2014

October 10, 2014 5:10 pm

Children's rights advocate Kailash Satyarthi dedicated the Nobel Peace Prize that he shared on Friday with Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai to children in slavery.

Kailash Satyarthi on winning the Nobel Peace prize

December 11, 2014 8:53 am