Barbie has worn many hats throughout her diverse and impressive career, which now includes a Nobel Prize. In an Instagram post on July 30, Malala Yousafzai joined in on the "Barbie" fun by sharing a photo of herself and her husband, Asser Malik standing in a life-size Barbie box. After seeing Greta Gerwig's highly anticipated movie, the 26-year-old education activist shared her reaction to the film and wrote, "This Barbie has a Nobel Prize." She added, "He's just Ken."
Although Emma Mackey's Barbie character does have a Nobel Prize in the film, outside of Barbieland, Yousafzai is the youngest person to ever win a Nobel Peace Prize. She received the award in 2014 for her activism, fighting for women's empowerment and their right to an education. Her efforts resulted in her challenging Taliban restrictions on education in Mingora, Pakistan, where she was eventually shot by a masked gunman as a result of her efforts.
Although Emma Mackey's Barbie character does have a Nobel Prize in the film, outside of Barbieland, Yousafzai is the youngest person to ever win a Nobel Peace Prize. She received the award in 2014 for her activism, fighting for women's empowerment and their right to an education. Her efforts resulted in her challenging Taliban restrictions on education in Mingora, Pakistan, where she was eventually shot by a masked gunman as a result of her efforts.
- 7/31/2023
- by Chandler Plante
- Popsugar.com
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai is working on a new memoir, the latest book by the young activist from Pakistan known for her advocacy for education for girls and for surviving an assassination attempt by the Taliban when she was in her teens.
Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced the memoir Monday. It is currently untitled and has no scheduled release date.
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Yousafzai’s previous works include the million-selling “I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban,” published in 2013, the year before she won the Nobel Peace Prize at age 17. She has since graduated from Oxford University and married Asser Malik, a manager with the Pakistan Cricket Board. Her production company, Extracurricular, has a deal with Apple TV+ for a...
Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced the memoir Monday. It is currently untitled and has no scheduled release date.
Read More: Malala Yousafzai Tweets ‘Treat People With Kindness’ After Awkward Exchange With Jimmy Kimmel At Oscars
Yousafzai’s previous works include the million-selling “I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban,” published in 2013, the year before she won the Nobel Peace Prize at age 17. She has since graduated from Oxford University and married Asser Malik, a manager with the Pakistan Cricket Board. Her production company, Extracurricular, has a deal with Apple TV+ for a...
- 4/18/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
Activist, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai spoke about representation in Hollywood, specifically highlighting the fact that Muslim actors only make up 1 per cent of popular television series leads.
“Abbott Elementary” creator Quinta Brunson presented Yousafzai with her Variety honour, calling her one of “the most influential advocates of our time,” reports aVariety’.
Yousafzai, who remains the youngest Nobel Laureate in history, recently revealed the first slate of projects out of her production company Extracurricular.
The outfit, which is headed by Yousafzai and her head of production Erika Kennair, struck a multi-year programming deal with Apple TV+ last year.
At the heart of her first projects is a rich diversity that reflects Yousafzai’s resolve to tell representative stories that haven’t always had a place in Hollywood.
“I learned that Asian people like me make up less than 4 per cent of leads in Hollywood films. Muslims are 25 per cent of the population,...
“Abbott Elementary” creator Quinta Brunson presented Yousafzai with her Variety honour, calling her one of “the most influential advocates of our time,” reports aVariety’.
Yousafzai, who remains the youngest Nobel Laureate in history, recently revealed the first slate of projects out of her production company Extracurricular.
The outfit, which is headed by Yousafzai and her head of production Erika Kennair, struck a multi-year programming deal with Apple TV+ last year.
At the heart of her first projects is a rich diversity that reflects Yousafzai’s resolve to tell representative stories that haven’t always had a place in Hollywood.
“I learned that Asian people like me make up less than 4 per cent of leads in Hollywood films. Muslims are 25 per cent of the population,...
- 9/29/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Malala Yousafzai used Variety’s Power of Women event, presented by Lifetime, to make the case for representation in Hollywood, specifically highlighting the fact that Muslim actors only make up 1 of popular television series leads.
“Abbott Elementary” creator Quinta Brunson presented Yousafzai with her Variety honor, calling her one of “the most influential advocates of our time.” Yousafzai, who remains the youngest Nobel Laureate in history, recently revealed the first slate of projects out of her production company Extracurricular. The outfit, which is headed by Yousafzai and her head of production Erika Kennair, struck a multi-year programming deal with Apple TV+ last year.
At the heart of her first projects is a rich diversity that reflects Yousafzai’s resolve to tell representative stories that haven’t always had a place in Hollywood.
“I learned that Asian people like me make up less than 4 of leads in Hollywood films. Muslims are 25 of the population,...
“Abbott Elementary” creator Quinta Brunson presented Yousafzai with her Variety honor, calling her one of “the most influential advocates of our time.” Yousafzai, who remains the youngest Nobel Laureate in history, recently revealed the first slate of projects out of her production company Extracurricular. The outfit, which is headed by Yousafzai and her head of production Erika Kennair, struck a multi-year programming deal with Apple TV+ last year.
At the heart of her first projects is a rich diversity that reflects Yousafzai’s resolve to tell representative stories that haven’t always had a place in Hollywood.
“I learned that Asian people like me make up less than 4 of leads in Hollywood films. Muslims are 25 of the population,...
- 9/29/2022
- by Manori Ravindran and EJ Panaligan
- Variety Film + TV
Malala Yousafzai is one of creative leaders honored for Variety’s 2022 Power of Women presented by Lifetime. For more, click here.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai is comparing herself to the monster from “Stranger Things” as she shows off her double-jointedness. “I am Vecna,” she declares while bending her fingers way back, emulating the slimy talons of Jamie Campbell Bower’s dastardly overlord of the Upside Down.
Yousafzai may be a messenger of peace, globally recognized for her work campaigning for girls’ education, but she’s also lost a lot of sleep devouring the stunningly violent fourth season of the hit Netflix series, which she binge-watched with her new husband, Asser Malik. Growing up in Swat Valley, Pakistan, the TV enthusiast watched shows such as British sitcom “Mind Your Language” and ABC’s “Ugly Betty” to improve her English and decipher Western culture. Now, inhaling the latest TV programs is technically her job.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai is comparing herself to the monster from “Stranger Things” as she shows off her double-jointedness. “I am Vecna,” she declares while bending her fingers way back, emulating the slimy talons of Jamie Campbell Bower’s dastardly overlord of the Upside Down.
Yousafzai may be a messenger of peace, globally recognized for her work campaigning for girls’ education, but she’s also lost a lot of sleep devouring the stunningly violent fourth season of the hit Netflix series, which she binge-watched with her new husband, Asser Malik. Growing up in Swat Valley, Pakistan, the TV enthusiast watched shows such as British sitcom “Mind Your Language” and ABC’s “Ugly Betty” to improve her English and decipher Western culture. Now, inhaling the latest TV programs is technically her job.
- 9/27/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
For movie lovers, it’s a debate as old as time: Was there enough room for Jack on the door that saved Rose’s life at the end of “Titanic”?
When Malala Yousafzai, the 25-year-old Pakistani education activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was grilled on the hot-button question by moderator Anna Kendrick, she didn’t hesitate to respond with “I think there was.”
Yousafzai was interviewed by Kendrick on Saturday in Washington D.C. for A+E Networks and the History Channel’s History Talks, an annual event brings together political leaders and Hollywood stars for a day filled with panels and conversations.
“We have so much in common,” Kendrick quipped at the start of the talk. “Your father is an educator; my father is an educator. That’s it. That’s all we have in common.”
In the 30-minute chat, Yousafzai — who survived an assassination attempt by a Taliban...
When Malala Yousafzai, the 25-year-old Pakistani education activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was grilled on the hot-button question by moderator Anna Kendrick, she didn’t hesitate to respond with “I think there was.”
Yousafzai was interviewed by Kendrick on Saturday in Washington D.C. for A+E Networks and the History Channel’s History Talks, an annual event brings together political leaders and Hollywood stars for a day filled with panels and conversations.
“We have so much in common,” Kendrick quipped at the start of the talk. “Your father is an educator; my father is an educator. That’s it. That’s all we have in common.”
In the 30-minute chat, Yousafzai — who survived an assassination attempt by a Taliban...
- 9/24/2022
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Image Source: Getty / David M. Benett
Malala Yousafzai and her husband, Asser Malik, are ready for the new year. On Dec. 20, the 24-year-old activist shared a cute TikTok video of her and Asser playing a New Year's resolution game where they tossed a pen into a cup to determine whether they should do something or not.
The questions varied from whether Malala should start going to the gym to whether Asser should shave his beard, to which Malala quipped, "You can't. Not allowed. If you shave your beard, just leave the house. I don't want to see you." After a few more rounds of fun questions, Malala then encouraged people watching the video to support girls' education by donating to her non-profit organization, the Malala Fund.
Malala and Asser tied the knot in an intimate wedding this past November. "Today marks a precious day in my life. Asser and I...
Malala Yousafzai and her husband, Asser Malik, are ready for the new year. On Dec. 20, the 24-year-old activist shared a cute TikTok video of her and Asser playing a New Year's resolution game where they tossed a pen into a cup to determine whether they should do something or not.
The questions varied from whether Malala should start going to the gym to whether Asser should shave his beard, to which Malala quipped, "You can't. Not allowed. If you shave your beard, just leave the house. I don't want to see you." After a few more rounds of fun questions, Malala then encouraged people watching the video to support girls' education by donating to her non-profit organization, the Malala Fund.
Malala and Asser tied the knot in an intimate wedding this past November. "Today marks a precious day in my life. Asser and I...
- 12/21/2021
- by Monica Sisavat
- Popsugar.com
Image Source: Getty / David M. Benett
On Nov. 9, Malala Yousafzai announced that she tied the knot with her partner, Asser Malik, on what she described as "a precious day in my life." Now, she's opening up about her marriage and clearing up a few concerns people had about the views she previously expressed to British Vogue. In the July 2021 issue of the magazine, the cover star mentioned that she previously had nerves about finding a partner and wasn't sure she wanted to get married at all.
"I was not against marriage, I had concerns about marriage," she clarified during an interview on BBC One's The Andrew Marr Show. "And that is true for many girls around the world who have seen reports about child marriage and reports about forced marriage." She added that she noticed an off-balance power dynamic in some marriages where "women make more compromises than men.
On Nov. 9, Malala Yousafzai announced that she tied the knot with her partner, Asser Malik, on what she described as "a precious day in my life." Now, she's opening up about her marriage and clearing up a few concerns people had about the views she previously expressed to British Vogue. In the July 2021 issue of the magazine, the cover star mentioned that she previously had nerves about finding a partner and wasn't sure she wanted to get married at all.
"I was not against marriage, I had concerns about marriage," she clarified during an interview on BBC One's The Andrew Marr Show. "And that is true for many girls around the world who have seen reports about child marriage and reports about forced marriage." She added that she noticed an off-balance power dynamic in some marriages where "women make more compromises than men.
- 11/16/2021
- by Njera Perkins
- Popsugar.com
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