Women’s rights activist Malala Yousafzai announced on Twitter that she has tied the knot.
“Today marks a precious day in my life,” posted the Pakistani activist and Nobel laureate on her Twitter account. Yousafzai, 24, posted several photos of her private wedding with her partner, Asser Malik.
“We celebrated a small nikkah ceremony at home in Birmingham with our families,” Yousafzai tweeted Tuesday. “Please send us your prayers. We are excited to walk together for the journey ahead.”
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Today marks a precious day in my life.
Asser and I tied the knot to be partners for life. We celebrated a small nikkah ceremony at home in Birmingham with our families. Please send us your prayers. We are excited to walk together for the journey ahead.
?: @malinfezehai pic.twitter.com/SNRgm3ufWP— Malala (@Malala) November 9, 2021
The young advocate had previously expressed hesitancy about getting married. “I still don’t understand why people have to get married,” Yousafzai told the British edition of Vogue in a June interview. “If you want to have a person in your life, why do you have to sign marriage papers, why can’t it just be a partnership?”
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The Pakistani woman made a name for herself in 2012 when a Taliban gunman attacked her on her way home from school. The 15-year-old had been advocating for girls to get an education in Pakistan. The assailant shot Yousafzai, with the bullet traveling into her face, through her neck, and into her shoulder. She was taken to the United Kingdom to receive treatment.
The attack sparked international outrage and support from all over the world. Yousafzai quickly built a platform to continue campaigning for human rights.
She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 and graduated from Oxford University in 2020.
