Before she was 20 years old, Malala Youfsafzai was shot in the face by a Taliban gunman, recovered, and became a global advocate for girls’ education. In her new memoir, “Finding My Way,” Yousafzai writes about her journey after that, going to Oxford University with a security detail, falling in love, and navigating post-traumatic stress disorder.
Book excerpt: “Finding My Way”
By Malala Youfsafzai
Excerpted from Finding My Way: A Memoir by Malala Yousafzai. Copyright 2025 Malala Yousafzai. Published by Atria Books, October 2025.
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