London:
Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner who once took a bullet for campaigning for the education of girls in Pakistan, was in high spirits on Friday after graduating in philosophy, politics and economics at the prestigious British University of Oxford.
Ms. Yousafzai, 22, who attended Lady Margaret Hall College in Oxford, went on Twitter to share two photos that show her celebrating the milestone with her family.
“It’s hard to express my joy and gratitude right now as I finish my degree in philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford,” she said in the tweet, accompanied by two photos – one showing her sitting with her family in front of a cake which says: “Happy Graduation Malala”, and the other in which she is covered with cake while smiling at the camera.
Difficult to express my joy and gratitude right now as I was finishing my degree in philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford. I do not know what awaits us. For now, it will be Netflix, reading and sleeping. ???? pic.twitter.com/AUxN55cUAf
– Malala (@Malala) June 19, 2020
In the tweet, the famous human rights activist also revealed her plans for the immediate future – Netflix, reading and sleeping.
“I don’t know what awaits us. For now, it will be Netflix, reading and sleeping,” she wrote.
Ms. Yousafzai was shot in the head by Taliban terrorists in December 2012 for campaigning for the education of women in the Swat Valley of northeast Pakistan.
Severely injured, she was flown from one military hospital in Pakistan to another and was then flown to the UK for treatment.
After the attack, the Taliban issued a statement saying they would target Malala Yousafzai again if she survived.
At 17, Ms. Yousafzai became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize recipient for her education advocacy in 2014 when she shared the coveted honor with Indian social activist Kailash Satyarthi.
Unable to return to Pakistan after recovery, she moved to Britain, setting up the Malala Fund and supporting local education groups with a focus on Pakistan, Nigeria, Jordan, the Syria and Kenya.
The Taliban, opposed to the education of girls, have destroyed many schools in Pakistan.