We know Malala Yousafzai and she came to the famous The Ellen Show for an episode. Here is some of the conversation between Ellen and Malala
Ellen: you were shot in the face at 15 years of age and you hold no anger towards the man, who shot you, how is that possible?
Malala: I think they made a big mistake because I was fighting for the right of education, right from the beginning when the Taliban stopped girls from going to school. I had this little bit of fear that what would happen to me, how would I feel if someone attacks me but after that incident when I was attacked, that fear just went away.
And as I said in my speech at the United Nations that my weakness, my fear and my hopelessness died on that day and I became stronger than before. And now I strongly believe that nothing can stop me in this mission and this campaign of education to say that girls deserve the right to school.
When I see people praying for me, taking care of me and sending cards and letters everyday, it makes me stronger, and I feel that, whatever happened to me, I should now forget about it and continue my life with more courage.
Ellen: you were in a coma for how long?
Malala: at least a week.
Ellen: and then it took you a long time to learn how to speak and walk and everything again.
Malala: yes and then my parents came and the doctors would bring the cards that I had received and I just could not believe it. It was astonishing that I am going through this difficult situation but there is so much love out there, and it has helped me to forget about all the pain that I went through.
Ellen: yes, there was a lot of love and it did raise awareness among people that never had happened before. Your parents are in the audience right now and I know that your dad empowered you tremendously. How did he do that?
Malala: well, my father always says ask me what I did but “ask me what I did not do, and I did not clip her wings.” So he has not clipped my wings. He has allowed me to fly as high as I can, and this is how we want parents to be, to allow their children to fulfill their dreams, to achieve who they want to be. It’s not that girls don’t have the skill or don’t have the talent to do something in their lives. It’s that they are stopped in society. So my father did not do that. I am really thankful to him; also to my mother for giving me this strength and this courage to go forward, a little bit to my brothers, a little bit.
Ellen: so you won the Nobel Prize and how did you find out you won?
Malala: so I was in my chemistry lesson in school and just studying about atoms and those things and suddenly my teacher came and she surprised me. She said that you have won the Nobel Prize and I said “okay, I want to finish my school as I standing up for education, I have been given this award because I am fighting for children’s right o go to school.”
Ellen: well one thing I love about you is that you are meeting all these world leaders and you are not shy, you say exactly what is in your mind, for example, you met president Obama and you said he should stop flying drones.
Malala: it is very important that you deliver your message to the right people. You are just reminding them of their duties that they should listen to their people’s voices. We want them to take action.
Transcripted By Benazir Elahee Munni