Meeting Malala,
the youngest awardee of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Davis Guggnheim brought Bill Gates, Oprah, and Malala Yousafzai (with her entire family) to Utah for a retreat focused on girls, and we pre-screened his moving picture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtROMdwltJE
Billg’s blog: http://www.gatesnotes.com/About-Bill-Gates/He-Named-Me-Malala?WT.mc_id=10_11_2015_Malala_BG-TW_&WT.tsrc=BGTW&linkId=17796042
Zia, Malala’s Dad: “Even before I was married, I dreamed of having a daughter. I named her before she was born. I wanted her to have her own name, not just the daughter of X, as in patriarchal societies.”
“The mindset of Talibanization is everywhere; the weapons against women are in their minds. Education is the path to liberation and emancipation.”
Malala: “my dream at the time was to become Prime Minister and change the whole country. My fear was for my father. We did not expect them to target a child. They had never done that before. It was astonishing.”
“I have not one proton of anger for the Taliban. I practice forgiveness. The inability to let go traps people. I practice forgiveness… except for brothers. I do get angry with them. There are exceptions.” (lots of ribbing from brothers about her Nobel Peace Prize not being consistent with their experience).
I shared more photos on flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/21657479064/#comment72157659995159142
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