Historians were named, mesmerizing poets were discussed and strong women
leaders were appreciated - now we know what happens when two powerful,
intellectual women come together to have a conversation.
Following
Malala Yousufzai's graduation from Oxford, the youngest Nobel Prize winner
recently caught up with Mira Sethi for an Instagram live session.
As the two women sat down, Malala opened up about her journey at
Oxford. “Economics was my least favourite,” she confessed, as the conversation
turned towards academics. “I enjoyed Philosophy and Politics modules
more," revealing she studied Politics in South Asia, and Plato's Republic
which was her favorite.
Studying
at Lady Margaret Hall, the first women’s college at Oxford - Malala also
confessed how proud she felt since Benazir Bhutto studied from the same place.
“When
you see her portraits in the corridor, it makes you proud that she was the
first female Prime Minister of Pakistan. It gives girls hope that they can also
be leaders.”
Much
to our surprise, Yousufzai also spoke about how she made sure to bring the
essence of university back home, since corona virus halted the in-person
celebrations.
“There’s this tradition called trashing at Oxford and on the
last day of exams all your friends trash you outside the examination schools.
Trashing includes throwing shaving foam on you, powder, flowers, you know just
anything," she spoke with nostalgia.
"Because
I was not in college and I missed that, I prepared my brothers well. I trained
them and we did it at home."
She
also spoke about how after graduation, she has travelling on the top of her
list, and she would love to meet girls from all over the world and listen to
their unique stories.
“At
Oxford, my goal was to just listen and learn," she told Sethi.
From
discussing rain, to sharing love for education, we had a lovely time listening
to the duo chat. Big congrats once again, Malala.
