Malala finishes school, joins Twitter
'I'm fighting for girls — will you join me?'
Malala Yousufzai. PHOTO: AFP
In 2012, a Taliban gunman shot her in the head for advocating education for girls in Swat. On Friday, Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai completed her schooling in Britain, calling the achievement "bittersweet".
"Today is my last day of school and my first day on Twitter," Malala wrote on her newly opened account, which gained more than 147,000 followers in three hours.
"I'm excited about my future, but I know that millions of girls around the world are out of school and may never get the opportunity to complete their education."
Malala has excelled at school and is awaiting the results of her A-level exams next month. She has been offered a place to study at Oxford University.
She has chosen to study Philosophy, Politics and Economics, a prestigious course that has produced many British politicians and world leaders including late prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
Malala said, "next week, I will be back to meet girls in Middle East, Africa & Latin America.
"Each girl’s story is unique — and girls' voices are our most powerful weapons in the fight for education and equality," she explained.
The young activist concluded, saying "On and off Twitter, I'm fighting for girls — will you join me?
"Today is my last day of school and my first day on Twitter," Malala wrote on her newly opened account, which gained more than 147,000 followers in three hours.
"I'm excited about my future, but I know that millions of girls around the world are out of school and may never get the opportunity to complete their education."
Malala has excelled at school and is awaiting the results of her A-level exams next month. She has been offered a place to study at Oxford University.
She has chosen to study Philosophy, Politics and Economics, a prestigious course that has produced many British politicians and world leaders including late prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
Malala said, "next week, I will be back to meet girls in Middle East, Africa & Latin America.
"Each girl’s story is unique — and girls' voices are our most powerful weapons in the fight for education and equality," she explained.
The young activist concluded, saying "On and off Twitter, I'm fighting for girls — will you join me?