Malala Yousafzai Author

Malala Yousafzai (Author)
Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist, student and the youngest person ever awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. At age 15, she was shot by the Taliban for speaking out for the rights of girls in her community to go to school. Malala recovered, continued her campaign and, as co-founder of Malala Fund, is building a global movement of support for girls' education.


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Mariam Quraishi (Illustrator)
Mariam grew up in Karachi, Pakistan and moved to Providence, Rhode Island to pursue a BFA in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design. Her illustrations are inspired by the plants and textiles she grew up around and her favourite thing to paint is a champa tree in full bloom. Visit her online at mariamquraishi.com and on Instagram @mariamque