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Malala Opens Up About Trauma and Healing Journey

10/12/2025

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Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Prize recipient, says memories of her 2012 assassination attempt resurfaced after she smoked cannabis at Oxford University.
She says the attack had been erased from her memory, and recalling it in Finding My Way led to panic and mental health struggles.
She has sought therapy and found balance.
Yousafzai continues her advocacy for girls' education globally.
Yousafzai married cricket executive Asser Malik in 2021.

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Story summary

Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Prize recipient, says memories of her 2012 assassination attempt resurfaced after she smoked cannabis at Oxford University.
She says the attack had been erased from her memory, and recalling it in Finding My Way led to panic and mental health struggles.
She has sought therapy and found balance.
Yousafzai continues her advocacy for girls' education globally.
Yousafzai married cricket executive Asser Malik in 2021.