Special opportunity - ask a question to Malala!
Tom @ Topical Talk
25 February 2022
Have you heard of Malala Yousafzai?
In 2012, Pakistani schoolgirl Malala spoke out publicly on behalf of girls and their right to learn. She also wrote a diary about life under Taliban rule in north-west Pakistan.
One day, on her way home from school, Malala was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman. She woke up 10 days later in a hospital in Birmingham, England. Her recovery was closely tracked by the world's media.
In 2014, Malala became the youngest person ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize and became the youngest-ever Nobel laureate. She set up Malala Fund that fights to ensure all girls receive free, safe, quality education.
In 2020, Malala graduated from Oxford University. She continues to fight for the education of 130 million girls out of school today.
The Economist newspaper is going to interview Malala Yousafzai and will choose a selection of questions from YOU - Topical Talkers!
This is your chance to ask a question to Malala. Add a maximum of TWO questions in a comment below before February 18th.
How can I learn more about Malala?
- Read more about Malala's story here
- Watch Malala's speech to the United Nations and her Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech here.
Photo: DFID - UK Department for International Development, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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Comments (151)
07 Feb 2022
I would really like you to answer my question:
What are the security concerns that prevented your family from attending the honoring ceremony in India??!
2_ Also, im curious about how she wrote in her blog about the Taliban’s violation of her when she was only eleven years old..!
İ want to ask if you were the reason for Opening of schools in Afghanistan
07 Feb 2022
I wont to ask her (Did the army have a role in reopening schools after they were closed in Afghanistan? Or are you the only reason to open schools??!)
07 Feb 2022
I would like to ask Mrs. Malala: When you stood up for education and the Taliban shot you (fire), what was the role of the British journalist (Christina Lamb) when she helped you exactly??!
07 Feb 2022
Will you find someone to listen to you in your country?? When you did this work, did you not find some difficulties such as threats and others?? By the government because I read many stories of journalists who were threatened because of what they were publishing. Have I been exposed to such things? I would very much like to know your story
07 Feb 2022
How hard was it living under the Taliban's rule.
07 Feb 2022
You as the spokesperson for peace for UNRWA, how can you begin to build global peace at the present time within these critical health conditions?
07 Feb 2022
How many questions can we ask?
Please keep it to two maximum - choose your best!
07 Feb 2022
I was wondering,
What made you go to school when the Taliban had banned you to go?
Also, for my second question, How did you feel when the US troops left Afganistan?
07 Feb 2022
I want to ask some questions from Malala.The questions are following below:
1. Where did Malala get such an important education when schools were banned in North West Swat?
2. How and in what way did Malala speak out against the Taliban when the Taliban were oppressing girls and closing schools?
07 Feb 2022
I think Malala is a woman who has lived through many difficult circumstances in her life and has learned a lot from life and its cruelty.
My question is, in your opinion, why should women be part of society and hold high positions in the state?
07 Feb 2022
I am sure that it is very necessary for the female to receive her education exactly the same as the male, because she represents half of the society and she is the educator of the generations who raise the generation in the right proportions. Therefore, she must be educated to raise her children on the right morals, teach them the sciences well, and also to innovate in different areas of the world just like the man, so my question To achieve this, we must achieve equality and justice. How can you convince the fossilized minds that distinguish between a boy and a girl and call for a separation between them by saying the boy should pursue education and the girl in the kitchen??
07 Feb 2022
We are honored to pose a question to a brave personality who fights for girls and their right to education
My questions will be like this
1- Where did you get this courage?
2- Are you not afraid of the Taliban movement?
07 Feb 2022
Mrs. Malala
Did the press have a big role in achieving justice and improving girls' education? If so, what?
What are your suggestions and future plans to support education for girls despite the Taliban rule?
07 Feb 2022
These are questions I’ve always wanted to ask an activist- I’d really appreciate it if you could include them in your interview.
1. Your fight for women’s equality is so courageous and I admire you immensely , what do you believe the world would be like if you - and many other activists across the globe- succeeded in securing equal right for all genders?
2. If you had to pick one book that all young girls - interested in the world- should read, what would it be?
08 Feb 2022
I want to ask her, if you had not been attacked by the Taliban, would your life have changed like this? What obstacles did you face and how did you overcome them? Was there a lot of support for you from the community or did anyone disagree with you? If you could go back to the past, would you change anything you did? What accomplishments are you most proud of?
08 Feb 2022
First, I like her adherence to women's right to education and the education of many women I would like to ask her about: 1_ How did you hold on to this idea (women’s education) when you were at such a young age, and how did you not influence your society? 2_ What do you want to achieve that you haven't achieved yet?
08 Feb 2022
I agree with her opinion, but I really have an important question. Why are women not granted their full rights until after demands and campaigns? Why are laws not put in the constitutions of countries to enforce treating women like men? The best solution is to resort to international human rights organizations to demand that all countries achieve women’s rights.
08 Feb 2022
What made you write a book about yourself and your life?
08 Feb 2022
Why weren't you afraid about the Taliban?
08 Feb 2022
While you were recovering from surgery, what inspired you to keep going and striving for a better future?
How did it feel to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
08 Feb 2022
These are the questions I would like to ask her 1. "Did anyone ever discourage you?"
08 Feb 2022
2. “Who was your role model when you were younger?”
08 Feb 2022
I will like to ask Malala the following questions:
1.Who inspired you?
2.What will you do once your mission is accomplished and girls have rights to education like males around the world?
08 Feb 2022
What obstacles have you came by trying to stand up for women?
What did you want to become growing up?
08 Feb 2022
My questions for Malala are:
1-Why did you decide to fight against the Taliban instead of letting someone else do it?
2- Why do you think boys were allowed to go to school whilst girls weren't?
08 Feb 2022
I would like to ask Malala these following questions,1: "How did you feel when you survived the injury?"
2: "Who was your inspiration to speak up?"
08 Feb 2022
I wan't to ask Malala,
1. Do you make books about your life?
2. Did the Taliban destroy your home and school?
08 Feb 2022
Dear Malala.
I would like to ask some questions about your success:
1.How did you feel when you thought you may never see your friends again after the Taliban take control of your town?
2.After the Taliban lost power, how pleased were you when girls under the age of ten in Afghanistan are safe and now they have the rights to go to school?
08 Feb 2022
1. What has been your hardest struggle during your mission?
2. Do you feel like you have had a lot of progress on your mission?
08 Feb 2022
My questions for Malala are:
1. What dream do you have for girls' education in the future?
2. Do you still want to become a doctor?
08 Feb 2022
I have two questions, they are:
How did you feel when you saw members of the Taliban enter your school bus?
Did you know the Taliban were after you? If you did, why did you keep trying to put children in school?
08 Feb 2022
I want to ask you why a Taliban gunman shoots a girl who is not armed or who poses a threat to him???.
I also want to ask what did you do to claim your right from this barbaric gunman??
09 Feb 2022
I want to ask you if this incident made fight for education and how do you feel about defending girls' rights?
09 Feb 2022
My question is as follows: Did you have complete certainty and have good confidence that when you received the bullet directed at your head directly by the Taliban militants, that then you will recover to persevere in life and achieve your dream as it is found in your memory book?
09 Feb 2022
My question is to you, brave and steadfast heart, to achieve your ambition and give a bright light that illuminates the future and a hope that many girls desire to continue learning while you are still fighting despite the difficulties and suffering. My question is, was your winning of those awards what led you to continue your struggle to reach your desired goal, or is it your ambition to provide education to the maximum number of girls?
09 Feb 2022
1. How did you feel when you stood up for woman's rights?
2. Keep on fighting
09 Feb 2022
what was it like being banned from school knowing that it was only a rule for girls?
09 Feb 2022
What first made you want to fight for female education rights?
09 Feb 2022
How do you think the Taliban will feel after you got the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014?
09 Feb 2022
My question for Malala Yousafzai is:
What would you say to someone who does not have access to an education?
What do you plan to do next to allow all children to get an education?
Thank you.
09 Feb 2022
My questions to Malala Yousafzai are...
"How does it feel knowing that you have inspired so many young girls (and boys) out there?" - including me!
and
"What would your advice be to any young girls out there with the same views as you?"
Thank you!
09 Feb 2022
Were you scared at first when you decided to stand up to woman's rights?
09 Feb 2022
There are many fields, what made you choose the topic of women to defend it??
09 Feb 2022
I would like to ask Malala this question :
Why couldn't your family attend the award ceremony in India .
10 Feb 2022
I would like to ask Malala....
Are you scared that you could be targeted again?
What first inspired you to speak out about girls education and women's rights?
10 Feb 2022
Didn't you think the Taliban would come for you after you disobeyed them?
and
What did your parents think about you disobeying the Taliban?
10 Feb 2022
My questions for Malala are:
What inspired you to keep fighting for equality?
Does the Taliban still believe girls shouldn't go to school?
10 Feb 2022
My questions to Malala Yousafzai:
How did it feel winning a Nobel Peace Prize?
Why did you want to stand up for woman's rights?
10 Feb 2022
How did you feel when you won the Nobel peace prize and Will you keep fighting for girls education and if so why?
10 Feb 2022
I would ask her, how many more girls can go to school now due to your actions?
10 Feb 2022
I would like to ask Malala Yousafzai: why did you choose up to stand up for women's rights? Why did you choose to stand up against the taliban even though you could've into more danger?
10 Feb 2022
my questions are:
why are you risking your life for girls education?
What inspired you to carry on and fight for girls rights?
10 Feb 2022
I would like to ask Malala, why are you still risking you life by speaking out,even though you in danger?
10 Feb 2022
My questions to Malala Yousafzai:
''Would you ever pay a visit to Afghanistan?''
''If the Taliban didn't have its way and all girls were allowed to go to school, which career would you take up?''
10 Feb 2022
How did you feel being the youngest Nobel Prize Winner, and even getting one in the first place?
10 Feb 2022
I would like to ask the inspiring Malala :
How will you get girls to go to school if the Taliban refuse you?
I would also like to ask, Did you know that the Taliban were targeting you when they were shooting and how did you feel?
10 Feb 2022
I would like to ask Malala this question: how did you you feel when you won the Nobel Piece Prize?
10 Feb 2022
I would like to ask Malala Yousafzai,"how did you feel when she won the incredible Nobel Peace Prize?" and i would also like to ask,"What inspired you to talk out loud to the public and how did you do it?"
10 Feb 2022
Malala Yousafzai my question to you is :
How did you feel when you were first told you couldn't go to school just because you are a girl?
Even though you have accomplished so much do you ever think you should've done more and spoken up sooner?
10 Feb 2022
Do you think the Taliban are still targeting you?
10 Feb 2022
Here are my questions for Malala :
What insipired you to carry on and pursuver after what happened?
Will you keep going on and protect and help those girls' education. Will you be their hero?
10 Feb 2022
I wanna ask that why you want to study
10 Feb 2022
I want to ask that;
What is the importance of a woman in other womens life?
10 Feb 2022
How can an unsucessfull woman encourage other women to be successful in her life ??
And why even many women against that women should not get education as I read it from TOI.
And were you scared when you decided to stand for women rights?
What made you think of fighting for women rights
10 Feb 2022
I would like to say I am very inspired by Malala's actions, so i would love to have the chance to ask a few (2) questions, here they are.
1: How did you feel after being shot, were you scared or were you entirely confident to take a stand against the Taliban?
2: How did your family react when you stood for yourself and spoke out after being shot?
10 Feb 2022
My question to Malala is:
1. With more than 130 million girls out of school today, how confident are you in educating the leaders of the world to give all children access to education?
11 Feb 2022
1. What was your biggest motivation that kept you striving continuously towards your goal without hesitating in front of the tremendous obstacles that you've faced?
2. What advice do you give your younger self and why?
11 Feb 2022
my question is
what are the similarity's and differences of living under the Taliban's rule?
11 Feb 2022
1. What have been your hopes and dreams for the upcoming future?
2. If not, what have been your biggest challenges?
11 Feb 2022
I have a question: How were you able to face the world while you are in a patriarchal society that does not care about women, where did you get this courage from?
11 Feb 2022
My question is, what is your message to girls who have been subjected to your situation, and how do you make them brave and face the dark world?
12 Feb 2022
What caused you to have the courage to stand up for the rights of girls?
13 Feb 2022
My question is whether she felt afraid by speaking out against the Taliban in case they hurt her family.
13 Feb 2022
Have you been subjected to harassment and bullying during this process, and how did you face it alone?
13 Feb 2022
Did you get support in the beginning from someone who stood with you and encouraged you and who was this person or institution or something like?
13 Feb 2022
What made you think about this step? All the students are exposed to what you were exposed to. Why did you decide to do this? Why did you care about the lives of other girls, and did you know that you would be harmed?
13 Feb 2022
Weren’t you afraid to keep on fighting for the rights of girls even though you got shot?
14 Feb 2022
As impressive as you are
What would you recommend to someone who tried to emulate you but did not succeed??
In your career as an influencer...
Were there people behind the lights who helped you??
15 Feb 2022
Each of us has an inspirational person...
Who was the person who inspired you to be influential??
Your success story is one of the best stories I've ever heard.
Do you wish your success story was different??
16 Feb 2022
How did you feel when you won the Nobel piece prize ?
16 Feb 2022
I would like to ask Malala:
Why couldn't Malala's family attend the award ceremony in India??
What is the motive that made you defend girls, is it because they are deprived of education??
17 Feb 2022
Malala, you are a brave girl. My question is whether after the Taliban shot you, did your determination and insistence on educating girls remain, i.e. did you not disappoint me? My second question is, what was your parents' reaction after the Taliban shot you?
17 Feb 2022
1. If you could say one thing to your younger self what would it be?
2. Has the pandemic impacted your work?
17 Feb 2022
What do you think the hardest struggle is for a refugee?
17 Feb 2022
What would you tell children who have no clue what refugees their age are going through?
18 Feb 2022
I would like to ask Malala whether you were frustrated when you initially did not find any use in this matter or when the Taliban shot you. And how did you feel when you succeeded in the fight to educate 130 million girls
18 Feb 2022
I would just like to say that I am a huge fan of your work, ma'am. Now for my questions.
1. What do you encourage everyone to do for the future of girls and female rights in general.
2. Who were your role models when growing up.
3. What do you see happening in the next 5-10 years concerning girl/female rights.
19 Feb 2022
I would like to ask Mrs. Malala the following questions:
a) With the experience you have fighting for the education of the girl child, do you think a time will ever come when the male child will face the same difficulties that you faced?
20 Feb 2022
How much does learning affect a woman's life, even if she's married?
Can you explain what you mean by "even if she's married?" Why might this make a difference?
Beacause her husband will not know that she still have same rights even after marriege for example her right to work so if she is a learning women she can defend her rights and save them
20 Feb 2022
Can you give us some advice for a better life as a woman?
21 Feb 2022
What motivates you to follow your path and why?
21 Feb 2022
I love how Malala fought for girls. But is there something girls can do? Please answer this question
Girls can help each other to spread women's rights all over the world so that no one can stop them
21 Feb 2022
This is great news about malala ,we thank you for girls to have education but how did she fought it for girls education ?please someone answer it for me bye.
21 Feb 2022
How did she survive when she was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman
21 Feb 2022
I would like to ask Mrs. Malala the following questions:
a)What did strengthen you to face such obstacles?
b)What did you learn from this experience?And what is your advice for the Afghan Girls?
21 Feb 2022
What exactly did you think before you made such a big move ? , beacouse making a big move like this need specific thoughts ,You really are awesome.
21 Feb 2022
What was motivating you?
21 Feb 2022
Because in the olden days only boys got the chance to go to school ,and girls would be in house with their mother, so when she saw it ,it gave him confidence and she started fighting for girls to go to school.
21 Feb 2022
Thank you for your insistence on education and your keenness that girls receive their education, no matter the circumstances
Really, this is a wonderful effort and has an impact on society and the world. You deserve a lot of thanks
21 Feb 2022
What you like to tell youself after you achievment ?
21 Feb 2022
How did you feel when you weren’t allowed to go to school
22 Feb 2022
I want to ask you that did you become a Doctor pls answer me.
22 Feb 2022
Was it very hard living under the Taliban's rule?
22 Feb 2022
How did you know how to fight the Talibans rules withought using any vilont words and actions?
If you had th chance, would you go to school?
I would because although school looks boring, its really fun! You learn and find new things that is really helpful! Withought school, children won't have a true education. Most of the time, they will be playing games (outside or online) . Eduaction is a childrens life time moment that they need, withought it , education isnt a thing. So i say, love school and spent less time on games !!!
Thank you for reading
terrific_raccoon
22 Feb 2022
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective. If he were on the ground, every crime and puzzle would have a solution, and the crimes would be solved in a logical and understandable way.
22 Feb 2022
I was wondering,
What made you fight for the right of education for all the girls in Afghanistan?
22 Feb 2022
1. Giving men and women the freedom to make decisions
2. Building cultural awareness about prejudice
3. Emphasis on the importance of equality and justice between men and women
22 Feb 2022
Thank you for listening to us and accepting our opinions and teaching, no matter what the current circumstances are 😊💜
22 Feb 2022
Why did you try to give girls the right to study,but girls were prevented from studiny in Pakistan
22 Feb 2022
Why do you keeb fighting to educate 130 million girls?
22 Feb 2022
Equality between men and women is one of the most important things in society,especially that equality between men and women spreads love and intimacy among people,so let us stay away from violence, whe ther it is a gainst women ormen,as violence in all its forms is harmful to society and the family and spreads hatred,but we heara bout the wides pread spread of violence a gainst women,so every woman should talk a bout the violence she is exposed to and not remain silent,because silence leads to more and more violence .
22 Feb 2022
my question is:
Did you feel frustrated at the beginning of your career, and if you felt it, what was your reaction?
Have you encountered in your life miserable people who were opposed to the idea of female education, and if the answer is yes, what was your reaction?💖💖💖
I have never been discouraged and have not met people who are against the idea of female education
I met a lot of people who refuse to educate girls because they believe the girls should do all chores and raise children. I advise them to change their thoughts because the girls can change the world if attended to school also our society will be great and cohasive.
22 Feb 2022
How can you deliver your information to all the women of the world? Will you be able to achieve your goals of erasing prejudice from the world in the future?
And thank you...😊💜
22 Feb 2022
What would happen to the world if thoughts, behaviors and beliefs changed that males and females are equal, where a girl can go to school normally and take her wages as a man takes and stop telling the girl that her place is in the kitchen and she does not deserve education and advancement in society
22 Feb 2022
1. Do you believe that without these conditions and obstacles you wouldn’t be who you are right now?
2. What advice you’d give for this generation
22 Feb 2022
if i may ask a question: how did you get interested to vote or to support that girls need to go to the school or to have education , and also why did you decided keep on struggling and fighting that girl/women need to go to school and need to have education after the attack that you had received from the TALIBANS
23 Feb 2022
Malala is society,not half of it.Be old with your mind and a man with your attitude.
1.What change has your diary brought about in society?
2.What challenges did you face during this journey?
3.How was your experience and what effect did this experience have on your life?
23 Feb 2022
Hermione Granger is a fictional character from Harry Potter. She was an ambitious girl who always strived to be the best. She cared about her education a lot. If she were an actual woman during our times she would definitely contribute to female education. She had all the qualities to make a strong individual . In addition to that, she had outstanding leadership skills and the potential to make a difference. I wish the world had more people like her.
23 Feb 2022
You fought for you, how will you continue your war for the sake of your family and your country?
23 Feb 2022
The Taliban will allow women to study and work. What is the impact of the decision on the people in Pakistan, will they accept the idea or not?
Hi dynamic_power! Although the Taliban have said they will allow women to have an education, they haven't yet allowed this to happen. I found this article which suggests girls may be allowed back to school in March, hopefully this will be the case:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/17/taliban-says-will-open-all-schools-for-girls-across-country
Hi dynamic_power! Although the Taliban have said they will allow women to have an education, they haven't yet allowed this to happen. I found this article which suggests girls may be allowed back to school in March, hopefully this will be the case:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/17/taliban-says-will-open-all-schools-for-girls-across-country
Hi dynamic_power! Although the Taliban have said they will allow women to have an education, they haven't yet allowed this to happen. I found this article which suggests girls may be allowed back to school in March, hopefully this will be the case:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/17/taliban-says-will-open-all-schools-for-girls-across-country
24 Feb 2022
Was Malala a role model?
And who was her role model?
24 Feb 2022
Why was Malala subjected to such humiliation?
24 Feb 2022
I would like to ask Mrs. Malala these simple questions:
1)What is the powerful motivation that made such obstacles?
2)Give some advice to Afghan girls!
24 Feb 2022
I would like to know what things have you done and changed, Malala, to receive the Nobel Peace Prize?
What are the things you would like to do in the coming days?
What is the reason for hitting you with a bullet, and was the student intentional or not?
24 Feb 2022
Firstly, how did you manage to reach out to people?
Also, is there a time where you felt like giving up or quitting?
24 Feb 2022
Were you the only one they help in the bus
24 Feb 2022
After the accident what inspired you to be the girls education campaigner
24 Feb 2022
How and in what way did you talk about the Taliban, they were raising girls and closing schools?
24 Feb 2022
Why did Malala wants to be a doctor?
24 Feb 2022
Was she the only one who was shot or other people were also shot?
25 Feb 2022
1.were you the only student (person) shot?
2.were you the only girl schooling that time?
25 Feb 2022
Was mingora the only place the Taliban attacked and were the only one to be sent to USA
25 Feb 2022
What actions did Malala take for her education?
25 Feb 2022
What are the challenges that Malala undergoes in this project?
25 Feb 2022
What were the solutions to her challenges?
25 Feb 2022
Why do you say that girls must go to school?
25 Feb 2022
Were you the only to recover from the gun fire?
25 Feb 2022
What were the reasons for the conflict between you and the Talibans?
25 Feb 2022
Which goals do Malala wants to achieve in this project?
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