"I have been honored"- Malala on winning Nobel Peace Prize
- 10 years ago
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Seventeen year old Malala Yousafzai becomes the youngest ever Nobel Peace Laureate.
In 2012 she was attacked in Pakistan's Swat Valley as a punishment for a blog that she wrote as an 11-year-old to campaign against the Taliban's efforts to deny women an education.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) NOBEL PEACE LAUREATE MALALA YOUSAFZAI , SAYING:
"I am feeling honored that I am being chosen as a Nobel laureate and I have been honored with this precious award the Nobel peace prize."
In Pakistan she is now celebrated.
(SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) RESIDENT OF KARACHI, ABDUL MUJEEB, SAYING:
"I would say it is a good thing for Muslims. This is a great honor for Muslim countries and Muslim nations. Nothing could be better than this."
It's a sentiment being echoed in neighboring Afghanistan, where the Taliban still wields influence over the lives of women and girls.
At a Kabul amusement park, Malala's prize was a cause for celebrati
Seventeen year old Malala Yousafzai becomes the youngest ever Nobel Peace Laureate.
In 2012 she was attacked in Pakistan's Swat Valley as a punishment for a blog that she wrote as an 11-year-old to campaign against the Taliban's efforts to deny women an education.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) NOBEL PEACE LAUREATE MALALA YOUSAFZAI , SAYING:
"I am feeling honored that I am being chosen as a Nobel laureate and I have been honored with this precious award the Nobel peace prize."
In Pakistan she is now celebrated.
(SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) RESIDENT OF KARACHI, ABDUL MUJEEB, SAYING:
"I would say it is a good thing for Muslims. This is a great honor for Muslim countries and Muslim nations. Nothing could be better than this."
It's a sentiment being echoed in neighboring Afghanistan, where the Taliban still wields influence over the lives of women and girls.
At a Kabul amusement park, Malala's prize was a cause for celebrati