Guliver’s travels, Jonathan Swift

Kur talebanët morën kontrollin e luginës Suat në Pakistan, një vajzë ngriti zërin e saj. Malala Yousafzai refuzoi që ta bënin të heshtte dhe luftoi për të drejtën e saj për t'u arsimuar. Në tetor të vitit 2012, kur ishte pesëmbëdhjetë vjeç, Malala pothuaj e pagoi këtë gjë me jetën e saj.

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