"I am at the shed where Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai smoked her first bong. No, there's no punchline it's not that kind of anecdote. My life has changed for ever, Yousafzai says sadly, as we gaze at the semi-derelict structure. Everything changed for ever, after that [night]. The shed is tucked away at the back of Lady Margaret Hall, away from the prying eyes of Oxford's college life. You have to know how to find it."
"Yousafzai leads me through quadrangles and out into a hidden garden. Inside are dusty pint glasses and spiderwebs, and board games with the pieces missing. We are meeting on a bright summer afternoon, ahead of the release of her memoir, Finding My Way, a sequel to her 2013 bestseller I Am Malala. Dressed in a blue shirt, jeans and a headscarf, Yousafzai is accompanied, at a discreet distance, by two close-protection officers."
"The world's youngest Nobel laureate she received the award at 17, for her activism for girls' education had recently graduated from university and was about to launch her adult life. Yousafzai began campaigning at the age of 11. Her father, Ziauddin, is an education activist and she followed in his footsteps, writing a blog for BBC Urdu about her life as the Taliban shut down girls' schools across Pakistan's Swat valley where she lived."
Malala Yousafzai smoked her first bong in a semi-derelict shed behind Lady Margaret Hall, a hidden spot described with dusty glasses, spiderwebs and incomplete board games. She says that night changed her life. The meeting takes place on a bright summer afternoon ahead of the release of her memoir Finding My Way. She appears in casual clothing with two close-protection officers at a discreet distance. Previous coverage, including a 2021 profile, provoked negative headlines. Yousafzai began campaigning at 11, wrote for BBC Urdu as girls' schools were shut, and survived a Taliban shooting at 15.
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