1 00:00:04,219 --> 00:00:13,000 In the name of God, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:19,500 Honorable UN Secretary General Mr Ban Ki-moon, 3 00:00:19,667 --> 00:00:25,300 respected president of the General Assembly, Vuk Jeremic, 4 00:00:25,300 --> 00:00:32,300 honorable UN envoy for global education Mr Gordon Brown, 5 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:40,000 respected elders and my dear brothers and sisters, Assalamu alaikum. 6 00:00:42,909 --> 00:00:51,000 Today it is an honor for me to be speaking again after a long time. 7 00:00:51,267 --> 00:00:57,867 Being here with such honorable people is a great moment in my life 8 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:05,000 and it is an honor for me that today I am wearing a shawl of Benazir Bhutto. 9 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:12,060 I don't know where to begin my speech. 10 00:01:12,067 --> 00:01:16,333 I don't know what people would be expecting me to say, 11 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:26,600 but first of all, thank you to God for whom we all are equal 12 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:34,800 and thank you to every person who has prayed for my fast recovery and a new life. 13 00:01:36,500 --> 00:01:43,500 I cannot believe how much love people have shown me. 14 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:50,000 I have received thousands of good wish cards and gifts from all over the world. 15 00:01:50,967 --> 00:01:53,400 Thank you to all of them. 16 00:01:53,767 --> 00:02:00,200 Thank you to the children whose innocent words encouraged me. 17 00:02:00,300 --> 00:02:07,000 Thank you to my elders whose prayers strengthened me. 18 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:16,600 I would like to thank my nurses, doctors and the staff of the hospitals in Pakistan and the UK 19 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:23,733 and the UAE government who have helped me to get better and recover my strength. 20 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:32,933 I fully support Mr Ban Ki-moon the Secretary-General in his Global Education First Initiative 21 00:02:33,860 --> 00:02:37,300 and the work of the UN Special Envoy Mr Gordon Brown, 22 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:42,500 and the respectful president of the UN General Assembly Vuk Jeremic. 23 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:49,000 I thank all of them for the leadership they continue to give. 24 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:53,333 They continue to inspire all of us to action. 25 00:02:55,000 --> 00:03:02,000 Dear brothers and sisters, do remember one thing: 26 00:03:02,833 --> 00:03:08,000 Malala Day is not my day. 27 00:03:08,500 --> 00:03:17,500 Today is the day of every woman, every boy and every girl, 28 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:22,500 who have raised their voice for their rights. 29 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:30,000 There are hundreds of human rights activists and social workers 30 00:03:30,333 --> 00:03:32,800 who are not only speaking for their rights, 31 00:03:32,830 --> 00:03:42,000 but who are struggling to achieve their goal of peace, education and equality. 32 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:50,000 Thousands of people have been killed by the terrorists and millions have been injured. 33 00:03:50,229 --> 00:03:54,233 I am just one of them. 34 00:03:54,333 --> 00:04:02,000 So here I stand. So here I stand, one girl, among many. 35 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:10,067 I speak not for myself, but for those without a voice can be heard. 36 00:04:11,300 --> 00:04:16,300 Those who have fought for their rights. 37 00:04:16,689 --> 00:04:21,300 Their right to live in peace. 38 00:04:21,300 --> 00:04:27,690 Their right to be treated with dignity. 39 00:04:27,700 --> 00:04:31,333 Their right to equality of opportunity. 40 00:04:31,700 --> 00:04:35,067 Their right to be educated. 41 00:04:35,459 --> 00:04:48,000 Dear friends, on 9 October 2012, the Taliban shot me on the left side of my forehead. 42 00:04:48,939 --> 00:04:50,833 They shot my friends, too. 43 00:04:51,167 --> 00:04:57,000 They thought that the bullets would silence us, 44 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:01,000 but they failed. 45 00:05:02,639 --> 00:05:06,633 And out of that silence came thousands of voices. 46 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:13,000 The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions. 47 00:05:13,367 --> 00:05:18,367 But nothing changed in my life except this: 48 00:05:17,500 --> 00:05:22,500 weakness, fear and hopelessness died. 49 00:05:22,533 --> 00:05:27,000 Strength, power and courage was born. 50 00:05:43,410 --> 00:05:49,000 I am the same Malala. My ambitions are the same. 51 00:05:49,300 --> 00:05:51,000 My hopes are the same. 52 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:53,600 And my dreams are the same. 53 00:05:53,933 --> 00:06:01,000 Dear sisters and brothers, I am not against anyone. 54 00:06:01,367 --> 00:06:07,100 Neither am I here to speak in terms of personal revenge against the Taliban 55 00:06:07,100 --> 00:06:10,000 or any other terrorist group. 56 00:06:10,939 --> 00:06:16,933 I am here to speak up for the right of education for every child. 57 00:06:26,367 --> 00:06:33,000 I want education for the sons and daughters of the Taliban and all the terrorists and extremists. 58 00:06:33,167 --> 00:06:37,000 I do not even hate the Talib who shot me. 59 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:42,000 Even if there was a gun in my hand and he was standing in front of me, 60 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:44,700 I would not shoot him. 61 00:06:44,867 --> 00:06:47,974 This is the compassion that I have learned 62 00:06:47,974 --> 00:06:53,980 from Mohammed, the prophet of mercy, Jesus Christ and Lord Buddha. 63 00:06:54,333 --> 00:06:57,789 This is the legacy of change that I have inherited 64 00:06:57,889 --> 00:07:03,720 from Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Mohammad Ali Jinnah. 65 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,733 This is the philosophy of nonviolence 66 00:07:15,900 --> 00:07:21,500 that I have learned from Gandhi, Bacha Khan and Mother Teresa. 67 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:30,333 And this is the forgiveness that I have learned from my father and from my mother. 68 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:45,000 This is what my soul is telling me: be peaceful and love everyone. 69 00:07:47,129 --> 00:07:56,400 Dear sisters and brothers, we realize the importance of light when we see darkness. 70 00:07:56,959 --> 00:08:03,633 We realize the importance of our voice when we are silenced. 71 00:08:04,067 --> 00:08:10,000 In the same way, when we were in Swat, the north of Pakistan, 72 00:08:10,167 --> 00:08:17,167 we realized the importance of pens and books when we saw the guns. 73 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:23,400 The wise saying, "The pen is mightier than the sword," was true. 74 00:08:23,433 --> 00:08:30,433 The extremists were, and they are, afraid of books and pens. 75 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:36,500 The power of education frightens them. 76 00:08:36,867 --> 00:08:40,100 They are afraid of women. 77 00:08:40,100 --> 00:08:43,400 The power of the voice of women frightens them. 78 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:51,700 That is why they killed 14 innocent students in the recent attack in Quetta. 79 00:08:52,033 --> 00:08:59,000 And that is why they killed female teachers and polio workers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 80 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:02,900 That is why they are blasting schools every day 81 00:09:02,967 --> 00:09:12,267 because they were, and they are, afraid of change, afraid of equality that we will bring into our society. 82 00:09:12,267 --> 00:09:17,767 And I remember that there was a boy in our school 83 00:09:17,733 --> 00:09:24,733 who was asked by a journalist, "Why are the Taliban against education?" 84 00:09:24,928 --> 00:09:30,433 He answered very simply by pointing to his book, 85 00:09:30,467 --> 00:09:36,500 he said, "A Talib doesn't know what is written inside this book." 86 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:43,279 They think that God is a tiny, little conservative being 87 00:09:43,379 --> 00:09:47,133 who would send girls to hell just for going to school. 88 00:09:47,133 --> 00:09:55,833 The terrorists are misusing the name of Islam and Pashtun society for their own personal benefit. 89 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:12,000 Pakistan is a peace loving, democratic country. 90 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:16,000 Pashtuns want education for their daughters and sons. 91 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:20,433 Islam is a religion of peace, humanity and brotherhood. 92 00:10:20,567 --> 00:10:24,779 Islam says that it is not only each child's right to get education, 93 00:10:24,879 --> 00:10:29,067 rather it is the duty and responsibility. 94 00:10:29,167 --> 00:10:35,133 Honourable Secretary General, peace is necessary for education. 95 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:39,594 In many parts of the world, especially Pakistan and Afghanistan, 96 00:10:40,467 --> 00:10:46,100 terrorism, war and conflicts stop children to go to their schools. 97 00:10:46,100 --> 00:10:50,033 We are really tired of these wars. 98 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:58,033 Women and children are suffering in many ways in many parts of the world. 99 00:10:59,500 --> 00:11:06,500 In India, innocent and poor children are victims of child labor. 100 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:12,000 Many schools have been destroyed in Nigeria. 101 00:11:12,300 --> 00:11:18,533 People in Afghanistan have been affected by the hurdles of extremism for decades. 102 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:28,000 Young girls have to do domestic child labor and are forced to get married at early age. 103 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:38,300 Poverty, ignorance, injustice, racism and the deprivation of basic rights 104 00:11:38,333 --> 00:11:42,633 are the main problems, faced by both men and women. 105 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:50,000 Dear fellows, today I am focusing on women's rights and girls' education 106 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:53,000 because they are suffering the most. 107 00:11:53,400 --> 00:12:00,500 There was a time when women social activists asked men to stand up for their rights. 108 00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:04,800 But this time we will do it by ourselves. 109 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:23,033 I am not telling men to step away from speaking for women's rights, 110 00:12:23,033 --> 00:12:29,189 rather I am focusing on women to be independent and fight for themselves. 111 00:12:29,289 --> 00:12:36,033 So dear sisters and brothers, now it's time to speak up. 112 00:12:36,100 --> 00:12:40,200 So today, we call upon the world leaders 113 00:12:40,367 --> 00:12:47,500 to change their strategic policies in favor of peace and prosperity. 114 00:12:48,220 --> 00:12:56,500 We call upon the world leaders that all of these deals must protect women and children's rights. 115 00:12:57,239 --> 00:13:04,239 A deal that goes against the rights of women is unacceptable. 116 00:13:14,039 --> 00:13:17,033 We call upon all governments to ensure 117 00:13:17,033 --> 00:13:23,733 free, compulsory education all over the world for every child. 118 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:37,000 We call upon all the governments to fight against terrorism and violence. 119 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:42,000 To protect children from brutality and harm. 120 00:13:42,033 --> 00:13:44,799 We call upon the developed nations to support 121 00:13:44,899 --> 00:13:50,500 the expansion of education opportunities for girls in the developing world. 122 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:55,267 We call upon all communities to be tolerant, 123 00:13:55,400 --> 00:14:06,200 to reject prejudice based on caste, creed, sect, color, religion or gender 124 00:14:06,500 --> 00:14:12,900 to ensure freedom and equality for women so they can flourish. 125 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:18,500 We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back. 126 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:25,448 We call upon our sisters around the world 127 00:14:25,548 --> 00:14:34,000 to be brave, to embrace the strength within themselves and realize their full potential. 128 00:14:34,500 --> 00:14:46,000 Dear brothers and sisters, we want schools and education for every child's bright future. 129 00:14:47,500 --> 00:14:57,700 We will continue our journey to our destination of peace and education. No one can stop us. 130 00:14:57,909 --> 00:15:06,100 We will speak up for our rights and we will bring change to our voice. 131 00:15:06,433 --> 00:15:13,400 We believe in the power and the strength of our words. 132 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:18,000 Our words can change the whole world 133 00:15:18,033 --> 00:15:27,000 because we are all together, united for the cause of education. 134 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:30,600 And if we want to achieve our goal, 135 00:15:30,700 --> 00:15:37,200 then let us empower ourselves with the weapon of knowledge 136 00:15:37,333 --> 00:15:44,000 and let us shield ourselves with unity and togetherness. 137 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:50,029 Dear brothers and sisters, we must not forget 138 00:15:50,129 --> 00:15:58,000 that millions of people are suffering from poverty and injustice and ignorance. 139 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:05,000 We must not forget that millions of children are out of their schools. 140 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:14,500 We must not forget that our sisters and brothers are waiting for a bright, peaceful future. 141 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:25,467 So let us wage, so let us wage a glorious struggle against illiteracy, poverty and terrorism, 142 00:16:25,500 --> 00:16:31,000 let us pick up, let us pick up our books and our pens. 143 00:16:31,033 --> 00:16:34,800 They are the most powerful weapons. 144 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:46,000 One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world. 145 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:51,000 Education is the only solution. 146 00:16:51,100 --> 00:16:55,000 Education first. Thank you.