Last week the Nobel peace prizewinner Malala Yousafzai revealed she had married
She talks to The Times about her husband – and her friendship with Andrew Lloyd Webber thetimes.co.uk/article/malala…
She talks to The Times about her husband – and her friendship with Andrew Lloyd Webber thetimes.co.uk/article/malala…
Only a few days have passed since Malala Yousafzai’s wedding and her hands are still stained with henna from the ceremony
When the Nobel laureate and activist posted pictures on Instagram announcing her wedding to Asser Malik, she surprised almost everybody
When the Nobel laureate and activist posted pictures on Instagram announcing her wedding to Asser Malik, she surprised almost everybody
The two met when Malik was visiting friends at Oxford University, where Yousafzai was studying PPE at the time
They talked a lot and discovered they had common values – she even showed him horoscopes to demonstrate their compatibility
They talked a lot and discovered they had common values – she even showed him horoscopes to demonstrate their compatibility
She had previously told July’s Vogue that she didn’t understand why people had to get married
After revealing last week that they had in fact married, she wrote in an online article for the same publication:
“I wasn’t against marriage, but I was cautious about its practice.”
After revealing last week that they had in fact married, she wrote in an online article for the same publication:
“I wasn’t against marriage, but I was cautious about its practice.”
Now she elaborates, explaining that she remains in contact with friends in Pakistan, where she grew up, whose experience shaped her view of marriage
“But,” she adds, "then I found my partner, Asser, and he is an amazing friend and companion and he supports me in my work and I literally feel the same as I was feeling before. And I think that’s what you want in a good relationship.”
The conversation takes place at BBC Broadcasting House, where Yousafzai and Andrew Lloyd Webber, who have developed a slightly unlikely friendship, have just done an interview with Andrew Marr
As she talks about how her relationship with Malik helped her view of marriage to evolve, Lloyd Webber puts on his fairy godmother hat and cuts to the chase:
“And you fell in love,” he says
“And you fell in love,” he says
She had been living with her family in Birmingham, where they settled after she was shot by the Taliban and flown to Britain for emergency medical treatment
“My mum is a good cook,” she says
“I can vouch for that,” Lloyd Webber chips in
“My mum is a good cook,” she says
“I can vouch for that,” Lloyd Webber chips in
The two became friends after he read her book
She is such a fan of his music that she chose a song from Phantom of the Opera as one of her Desert Island Discs. A gala performance of Cinderella, which Lloyd Webber is putting on for the Malala fund, seems apposite, he says
She is such a fan of his music that she chose a song from Phantom of the Opera as one of her Desert Island Discs. A gala performance of Cinderella, which Lloyd Webber is putting on for the Malala fund, seems apposite, he says
A report from her fund, which estimated that the education of four million girls would be affected by climate events this year, was also quoted at Cop26 by Alok Sharma
“Climate change, girls’ education and gender equality are all interlinked,” Yousafzai remarks
“Climate change, girls’ education and gender equality are all interlinked,” Yousafzai remarks
Yousafzai has only been back to Pakistan once, in 2018, but is still hopeful of making future trips
“Women and girls have realised that the Taliban are pretty scared of women being empowered. My message is that they must believe in their voice.”
thetimes.co.uk/article/malala…
“Women and girls have realised that the Taliban are pretty scared of women being empowered. My message is that they must believe in their voice.”
thetimes.co.uk/article/malala…
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