Malala Yousafzai Celebrated Graduating High School By Joining Twitter And Pledging To Continue Her Struggle For Girls’ Education
Malala Yousafzai, the amazing Pakistani teen who has fought for women’s education and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate, just celebrated her high school graduation by joining the rest of us lesser human beings on Twitter. Of course, it isn’t without a cause.
Hi, Twitter.
— Malala Yousafzai (@Malala) July 7, 2017
Though the account was created in 2012 (and has already been verified), Malala sent out her first tweets today, sending the Twitterverse into a frenzy. The women’s rights advocate, who (unsurprisingly) already understands Twitter much better than I d0, immediately started a new thread to explain her mission:
Today is my last day of school and my first day on @Twitter [THREAD]
— Malala Yousafzai (@Malala) July 7, 2017
Graduating from secondary school (high school) is bittersweet for me. I'm excited about my future, but… 2/
— Malala Yousafzai (@Malala) July 7, 2017
….I know that millions of girls around the world are out of school and may never get the opportunity to complete their education. 3/
— Malala Yousafzai (@Malala) July 7, 2017
Next week, I will be back on my #GirlPowerTrip to meet girls in Middle East, Africa & Latin America. 4/
— Malala Yousafzai (@Malala) July 7, 2017
Each girl’s story is unique — and girls' voices are our most powerful weapons in the fight for education and equality. 5/
— Malala Yousafzai (@Malala) July 7, 2017
On and off Twitter, I'm fighting for girls — will you join me?✋🏾 6/
— Malala Yousafzai (@Malala) July 7, 2017
Of course, everyone is thrilled that she has decided to grace us on our favorite form of social media.
Welcome aboard, Malala! ❤❤❤ https://t.co/vTGZlnhWpH
— Maria Memon (@Maria_Memon) July 7, 2017
Blessing my Friday pic.twitter.com/xEA6MDNFdz
— Euna Park (@eunapark) July 7, 2017
Hi, Malala! Good to see you on Twitter! Can't wait to see what you have in store for the world. https://t.co/E3L77wFyfy
— Jacob Wycoff (@4cast4you) July 7, 2017
Welcome, Malala. May your bravery become contagious, may your courageous fight against the repression of women and girls, inspire us all.
— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) July 7, 2017
I welcome @Malala to Twitter, where she will bring her unique dedication and inspiration on behalf of girls' education. pic.twitter.com/Vwkr9qJAnb
— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) July 7, 2017
Seriously impressed by this girl on so many levels.
@Malala 's first day on Twitter and she already knows how to do a thread. Kids these days. Welcome.
— Mohammed Hanif (@mohammedhanif) July 7, 2017
Thank you so much for your kind words. Together we have "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."
— Ziauddin Yousafzai (@ZiauddinY) July 7, 2017
If we know anything about Malala, it’s that she knows how to fight the good fight. I’m sure we’re going to be seeing a lot of great material from her, so be sure to follow @Malala to keep up with her latest causes and to see how you can help.