Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai

KARACHI: Nobel laureate and girls education campaigner Malala Yousafzai has entered her final year at Oxford University.

The activist has opted to study Philosophy, Politics and Economics, a prestigious course that has produced many British politicians and world leaders, including former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.

On Wednesday, the youngest Nobel laureate turned to social media for advice on surviving final year. “Back at university for my last year and I know it will be the toughest one yet. What are your best survival tips?” she wrote.

Soon advice from her, 1.5 million followers started pouring in and the tweet received over 2,500 replies. One user advised Malala to start projects earlier to which she replied “I wish”.

Another follower said: “When study gets harder, avoid books and switch to friends.”

Malala, who is known for her witty humour, replied: “Happening right now.”

Two years ago on Oct 10, Malala had tweeted a picture of her first day in university and remembered how far she had come. “5 years ago, I was shot in an attempt to stop me from speaking out for girls’ education. Today, I attend my first lectures at Oxford,” she wrote.

Published in Dawn, October 11th, 2019

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