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I raise up my voice—not so I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard... We cannot succeed when half of us are held back.

Malala Yousafzai

*I Am Malala* (2013 memoir), co-written with Christina Lamb · Gecheckt op 1 maart 2026
I raise up my voice—not so I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard... We cannot succeed when half of us are held back.

Analyse

The statement aligns with Malala’s long-standing public messaging, including her 2013 UN speech and Nobel Prize acceptance address (2014), where she emphasized amplifying marginalized voices and the systemic barriers faced by women and girls. The memoir, co-written with journalist Christina Lamb, is a primary source corroborated by interviews, speeches, and third-party reports (e.g., *The Guardian*, *BBC*). No credible evidence suggests misattribution or fabrication of the quote.

Achtergrond

Malala Yousafzai rose to global prominence after surviving a 2012 Taliban assassination attempt for advocating girls' education in Pakistan’s Swat Valley. Her memoir, *I Am Malala*, chronicles her activism and the broader struggle for educational equity, themes central to her work with the Malala Fund (founded 2013). The quote encapsulates her core argument: societal progress requires inclusive participation.

Samenvatting verdict

Malala Yousafzai’s quoted statement in *I Am Malala* (2013) is accurately attributed and reflects her documented advocacy for girls' education and gender equality.

Geraadpleegde bronnen

— Yousafzai, Malala, and Christina Lamb. *I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban*. Little, Brown and Company, **2013** (pp. 308–309 for the quote).
— Malala Yousafzai’s **2013 UN Speech** (transcript). *United Nations*, 12 July 2013, [https://www.un.org/youthenvoy/malala-un-speech/](https://www.un.org/youthenvoy/malala-un-speech/).
— Malala Yousafzai’s **Nobel Lecture** (2014). *Nobel Prize*, 10 December 2014, [https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2014/yousafzai/lecture/](https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2014/yousafzai/lecture/).
— Booth, Jenny. **‘I Am Malala’: the girl who stood up for education**. *The Guardian*, 7 October 2013, [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/07/malala-yousafzai-i-am-malala-review](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/07/malala-yousafzai-i-am-malala-review).