Over the last two weeks, I traveled to Kurdistan / Iraq and Nigeria to meet girls struggling to go to school. #GirlPowerTrip [THREAD]
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Girls like Najla in Kurdistan battle early marriage and extremists to go to school and choose their own futures — and hair color! 2/pic.twitter.com/q83GbyeqT9
As a young teenager, Najla ran away from home in her wedding dress. She’s incredible: http://mala.la/2u1rBax 3/
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I also met Nayir, a 13 year-old Iraqi girl whose family fled Mosul after ISIS captured her father. 4/pic.twitter.com/Bq1guGubMQ
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She missed three years of school. Today she studies under a tent in the sweltering heat. But she’s determined. http://mala.la/2tdY49y 5/
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In this day and age, it's tragic that young women are STILL denied basic rights to their own decisions which impact their lives forever.
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I'm solutions Kashmir's
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Amazing story!
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MALALA konsi achi larki hai jo dosron ko bura kehti hai.
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Hooray for her! Does everyone understand how brave she has to be?
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Indeed, she is incredible. She deserves freedom to be her own self.
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@Malala You are an inspiration to the many young girls who can't be heard. Your father is Amazing for his support!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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