"I don’t know why people have divided the whole world into two groups, west and east. Education is neither eastern nor western. Education is education and it’s the right of every human being."
- Malala YousafzaiA young Pakistani activist named Malala Yousafzai has gained international recognition for her efforts to combat gender discrimination in education. Malala was born in 1997 and grew up in the Swat Valley, her hometown, which was ruled by the Taliban at the time, which imposed severe restrictions on …