Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai says she has pined for her home in Pakistan’s picturesque Swat Valley, even as she recalled two years living in fear under the Taliban’s harsh interpretation of Islamic law. On Saturday, Ms Yousafzai flew by helicopter to visit her childhood home in Swat Valley amid heavy security. “I still remember each and every moment, right from the fear while sleeping at night that you might not be alive the next day,” Ms Yousafzai said. She was flown to Britain for surgery and has remained abroad since, co-writing a best-selling book “I Am Malala” and starting a foundation advocating girls’ education worldwide. Polarising figureThough she is perhaps the world’s best-known Pakistani, Ms Yousafzai - known almost universally as just “Malala” - is polarising figure at home, beloved by many but reviled by others.

Source: The Irish Times March 31, 2018 09:45 UTC