Pakistani Activist Malala Yousafzai Graces the Cover of Vogue’s July Issue
When the Taliban occupied the Swat valley in Pakistan, Malala spoke about the right to education. She paid the heavy price for speaking up when she was shot point-blank in October 2012.
Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai has graced the cover of British magazine Vogue with captivating snapshots for its July issue.
Adorning a bold red linen shirtdress, trousers, and a belt Malala makes the cover come alive. The red outfit is designed by Stella McCartney.
Malala took to her Insta Handle and shared the stunning pictures writing: “I know the power that a young girl carries in her heart when she has a vision and a mission and I hope that every girl who sees this cover will know that she can change the world.”
The words that describe her on the magazine cover are: ‘The extraordinary life of Malala- survivor, activist, legend.’
She also thanked the editor of the magazine Edward Enninful for creating a platform of diversity. She wrote, “Thank you Edward Enninful for creating a British Vogue where all of us belong.”
Malala Yousafzai who graduated from Oxford University last year revealed that she enjoyed every bit of her experience in the university.
Talking about her experience in the university, Malala told Vogue, “I was excited about literally anything. Going to McDonald's or playing poker with my friends or going to a talk or an event. I was enjoying each and every moment because I had not seen that much before.”
Defending her choice of wearing a Hijab she explained that wearing it represents where she comes from. “It's a cultural symbol for us Pashtuns, so it represents where I come from.”
“And Muslim girls or Pashtun girls or Pakistani girls, when we follow our traditional dress, we're considered to be oppressed, or voiceless, or living under patriarchy. I want to tell everyone that you can have your own voice within your culture, and you can have equality in your culture”, she explained.
In 2013 Mala published an autobiographical book called ‘I Am Malala’ which became a best seller. It is a remarkable story about a family who became a victim of global terrorism and their long battle with the corrupt system for the right to girls’ education. It also covers the immense love of parents for their beloved and brave daughter.
When the Taliban occupied the Swat valley in Pakistan, Malala spoke about the right to education. She paid the heavy price for speaking up when she was shot point-blank in October 2012 while returning home from school on a bus. No one expected her to survive but she did. Life has never been the same for her since!
She became a prominent activist for the right to female education; she created an NGO called ‘Malala Fund’ that ensures that every girl receives free and safe education. On 12 July 2013, Yousafzai's 16th birthday, she spoke at the UN to call for worldwide access to education. She also became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
