"In some parts of the world, students are going to school every day. In other parts, there are bombs and children begging for textbooks."

"I reassured my mother that it didn't matter to me if my face was not symmetrical. Me, who had always cared about my appearance, how my hair looked! But when you see death, things change. 'It doesn't m…"

"Islam says that you cannot stay ignorant, that you have to go and seek knowledge — no matter how hard it is, or how far you have to travel."

"Now we have social media, and it should be used for this good purpose… speaking up for equality, for justice, for equal rights."

"We were scared, but our fear was not as strong as our courage."