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Archive - July 12th 2026, World Malala Day 

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Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani education activist and victim of an assassination attempt by the Taliban, gave her first public speech since the attack at the United Nations on July 12, 2012. Celebrated on her birthday, Malala Day is meant to promote access to education, especially for girls. 

Newsha Tavakolian 2017

IRAN. Shiraz. 2017. Iranian schoolgirls at the ruins of Persepolis,... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2017

Students attend class at the Future Prowess Islamic School in... 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2017

Nepal. 2017. Work for FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation,... 

Sohrab Hura 2019

KASHMIR. 2019. After school. 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

IRAN. 2016. Students run around at Qalqachi primary school's... 

Newsha Tavakolian 2016

IRAN. 2016. There are only eight students left at Qalqachi primary... 

Thomas Dworzak 2014

OSLO. October 2014. Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Malala Yousafzaï... 

Thomas Dworzak 2014

OSLO. October 2014. Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Malala Yousafzaï... 

Thomas Dworzak 2014

OSLO. October 2014. Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Malala Yousafzaï... 

Abbas 2002

ITALY. Florence. 2002. On week ends, young Muslims from the immigration... 

Stuart Franklin 2016

South Africa. Johannesburg. Thokozo. 2016. Children early in... 

Steve McCurry 1995

SRI LANKA. 1995. A school teacher with three students. 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2005

PAKISTAN. Islamabad. Displaced people from the earthquake disaster.... 

Abbas 2010

INDIA. Himashal Pradesh State. Dharamsala. TCV Tibetan Children... 

Abbas 2009

SRI LANKA. Colombo. Sunday school for boys and girls in the VAJIRA... 

Abbas 2007

THAILAND. Saiburi. At the Darussa Witiya Muslim High School,... 

Abbas 2011

INDIA. 1. Rajasthan. Near Jaipur. Galtaji ancient Hindu temple.... 

Abbas 1988

PAKISTAN. Peshawar. Girls attend a chemistry class. Men are sitting... 

Abbas 1988

PAKISTAN. Peshawar. 1988. Students at the Medical College. 

Abbas 2005

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. Male and female students attend a lecture... 

Abbas 2006

PAKISTAN. Lahore. A young female student of the Jamia Anwaria... 

Abbas 2006

PAKISTAN. Lahore. Female students of the Jamia Anwaria madrassah,... 

Larry Towell 2011

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2011. Rabia Balkh (GirlÕs) School . Named... 

Abbas 2006

PAKISTAN. Lahore. A young girl learns the Koran by rote in the... 

Abbas 2006

PAKISTAN. Lahore. The hand of a female student on the Koran in... 

Abbas 2006

PAKISTAN. Lahore. A blind female student recites surates while... 

Abbas 2006

PAKISTAN. Lahore. Veiled female students learn the Koran by rote... 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2005

PAKISTAN. Islamabad. Displaced people from the earthquake disaster.... 

Olivia Arthur 2007

IRAN. Tehran. A women-only photography class at an art college.... 
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