Malala Yousafzai
"I started thinking about that, and I used to think that the Talib would come, and he would just kill me. But then I said, ‘If he comes, what would you do Malala?’ then I would reply to myself, ‘Malala, just take a shoe and hit him.’But then I said, ‘If you hit a Talib with your shoe, then there would be no difference between you and the Talib. You must not treat others with cruelty and that much harshly, you must fight others but through peace and through dialogue and through education.’Then I said I will tell him how important education is and that ‘I even want education for your children as well.’ And I will tell him, ‘That’s what I want to tell you, now do what you want."
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"I started thinking about that, and I used to think that the Talib would come, and he would just kill me. But then I said, ‘If he comes, what would you do Malala?’ then I would reply to myself, ‘Malala, just take a shoe and hit him.’But then I said, ‘If you hit a Talib with your shoe, then there would be no difference between you and the Talib. You must not treat others with cruelty and that much harshly, you must fight others but through peace and through dialogue and through education.’Then I said I will tell him how important education is and that ‘I even want education for your children as well.’ And I will tell him, ‘That’s what I want to tell you, now do what you want."
"بدأت أتأمل في الأمر، وكنت أظن أن الطالب سيأتي ليقتلني فحسب. ولكنني قلت حينها: "إذا جاء، فماذا ستفعلين يا ملالا؟" فأجبت نفسي: "يا ملالا، خذي حذاءً واضربيه به." ولكنني قلت بعد ذلك: "إذا ضربتِ طالبًا بحذائك، فلن يكون هناك فرق بينك وبينه. لا ينبغي أن تعاملي الآخرين بمثل هذه القسوة والغلظة؛ بل يجب أن تقاومي بالسلام والحوار والتعليم." ثم قلت: سأخبره بمدى أهمية التعليم، وأنني "أريد التعليم حتى لأطفالك أنت أيضًا." وسأقول له: "هذا ما أردت أن أقوله لك، فافعل الآن ما تشاء."
Malala Yousafzai
"I don't want revenge on the Taliban, I want education for sons and daughters of the Taliban."
"لا أبتغي الانتقام من طالبان، بل أرجو التعليم لأبناء وبنات طالبان."
Malala Yousafzai
"Let us pick up our books and our pens, I said. They are our most powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world."
"قلت: لنمسك بكتبنا وأقلامنا، فهي أعتى أسلحتنا. طفل واحد، ومعلم واحد، وكتاب واحد، وقلم واحد قادرون على تغيير العالم."
Malala Yousafzai
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
"With guns you can kill terrorists, with education you can kill terrorism."
"بالسلاح تقتل الإرهابيين، وبالتعليم تقتل الإرهاب."
Malala Yousafzai
"The extremists are afraid of books and pens, the power of education frightens them. they are afraid of women."
"إن المتطرفين يخشون الكتب والأقلام، ويروعهم نور العلم، ويخافون النساء."
Malala Yousafzai
"I raise up my voice-not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard...we cannot succeed when half of us are held back."
"أرفع صوتي، لا لأصرخ أنا، بل ليُسمَع"
Malala Yousafzai
"Education is education. We should learn everything and then choose which path to follow. Education is neither Eastern nor Western, it is human."
"التعلّم هو التعلّم. ينبغي لنا أن ننهل من كل المعارف، ثم نختار أي درب نسلك. فالتعلّم ليس شرقياً ولا غربياً، بل هو إنساني."
Malala Yousafzai
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
"If you don't focus on the future generation, it means you are destroying your country."
"إن لم ترعَ الجيل القادم، فكأنما تهدم وطنك."
Malala Yousafzai
"My father always said, 'Malala will be free as a bird."
"كان أبي يقول دائمًا: "ستكون ملالا حرة كطائر."
Malala Yousafzai
"I think I have a right to live my life the way I like."
"أرى أن لي الحق في أن أحيا حياتي كما أرتضي."
Malala Yousafzai
"There's no place like home. And I do miss my home."
"لا شيء يضاهي دفء الوطن، وكم أشتاق إليه."
Malala Yousafzai
"If you go anywhere, even paradise, you will miss your home."
"إن ذهبتَ لأي مكان، حتى الجنة، ستشتاقُ لوطنك."
Malala Yousafzai
"I believe in peace. I believe in mercy."
"أؤمن بالسلام، وأؤمن بالرحمة."
Malala Yousafzai
"Islam means peace."
"الإسلام سلام."
Malala Yousafzai
"Even we schoolchildren know that ordinary diplomats don't drive around in unmarked cars carrying Glock pistols."
"حتى نحن تلاميذ المدارس ندرك أن الدبلوماسيين العاديين لا يتجولون في سيارات مجهولة الهوية حاملين مسدسات غلوك."
Malala Yousafzai
"Education is neither eastern nor western."
"التعليم لا شرقي ولا غربي."
Malala Yousafzai
"Some parents do not send their children to school because they don't know its importance at all."
"بعض الآباء لا يرسلون أبناءهم إلى المدرسة لجهلهم التام بأهميتها."
Malala Yousafzai
"The important thing to note is that it is not important whether Malala was shot or not - Malala is not asking for personal favors or support. She is asking for support with girls' education and women's rights. So don't support Malala, support her campaign for girls' education and women's rights."
"المهم أن ندرك أن مسألة إصابة ملالا بالرصاص ليست هي الأهم؛ فملالا لا تطلب دعمًا شخصيًا أو محاباة. إنها تطالب بالدعم لتعليم الفتيات وحقوق المرأة. لذا، لا تدعموا ملالا، بل ادعموا حملتها من أجل تعليم الفتيات وحقوق المرأة."
Malala Yousafzai
"If you hit a Talib with your shoe, then there would be no difference between you and the Talib. You must not treat others with cruelty and that much harshly, you must fight others but through peace and through dialogue and through education."
"إن ضربت طالبًا بحذائك، فلن يبقى فرق بينك وبينه. لا ينبغي لك أن تعامل الآخرين بقسوة وعنف كهذا، بل عليك أن تجابههم بالسلام والحوار والتعليم."
Malala Yousafzai
"I will get my education - if it is in home, school, or anyplace."
"سأنال تعليمي، سواء كان في المنزل، أو المدرسة، أو أي مكان آخر."
Malala Yousafzai
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