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(birds chirping)
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(Amala) I was named after a girl.
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An Afghani folk hero
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who was killed in a battle.
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Just after I was born,
my father got our family tree.
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It went back 300 years.
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But not a single girl
or woman's name appeared on it.
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He decided to make me the first.
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He wrote Malala.
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That's me.
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(narrator) When her father's school
was closed down by the Taliban,
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Malala Yousafzai began to campaign
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for the right of young girls
across the country to go to school.
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I have rights,
I have the right of education,
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I have the right to play,
I have the right to sing, to talk,
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I have the right to go to the market,
I have the right to speak up.
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♪ (tense music) ♪
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(gunshot sound)
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(reporter) They shot her in the head.
She is still in critical condition.
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(reporter) She was airlifted
to a military hospital
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in Peshawar, where she had surgery.
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(narrator) As surgeons
battled to save her life,
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vigils took place throughout the world.
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(reporter) In this first photo
released today,
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Malala's eyes are open.
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(reporter) We have some really good news
to report.
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Malala Yousafzai walked
out of a London hospital today.
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(Malala) Today,
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it is an honour for me
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to be speaking again after a long time.
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They thought
that the bullet would silence us.
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But they failed.
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My message right now is to young people.
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We are living in a world where
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things are not the way we want.
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We are getting a system,
we are getting a world
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which is unequal, sexist, racist.
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We have systems
that are discriminating against people.
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Our climate, our enviroment is at risk.
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And there's so much that needs to be done.
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But I hope that young people
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they stand up, raise their voices,
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they start their activism right now;
let your age not stop you.
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Oftentimes we are told that
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you have to be 40 and 50
to change the world.
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I do not believe in that.
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I think you can be
a change-maker right now.
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If you are 11, if you are 16;
if you are 30, 40.
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Change is possible anytime.
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And I want you to believe in yourself
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and make this world fairer, more equal,
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and a better place for each and every one.
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♪ (music) ♪
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(narrator) And once again,
there are positive solutions
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that can turn things around fast.
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We need more women in positions of power.
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At every level of government.
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The time has come
for quotas that make sure
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women are equally represented
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in every country.
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It's time to make our laws equal,
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so that every woman is entitled to a job
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and a national identification card,
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and to own property.
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Women must be able
to live free from violance
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and have the right to make decisions
over their bodies and lives,
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especially in choosing
if and when they marry.
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We must guarantee full access
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to sexual and reproductive
health services and rights.
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We must provide the money
to close the gap in girls' education.
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And there are important changes needed
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to achieve economic empowerment for women.
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From equal access to finance,
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to ending the gender pay gap,
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to equal access to the digital world.
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From mobile bank accounts,
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to digital payment systems
and digital education.
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