Book Quote by Malala Yousafzai

Extremists have shown what frightens them most. A girl with a book.

— Malala Yousafzai

They are afraid of educated women. They are afraid of the power of knowledge.

— Malala Yousafzai

We must not overlook the role that extremists play. They are the gadflies that keep society from being too complacent.

— Abraham Flexner

The fear of women is the beginning of knowledge.

— Gelett Burgess

“Why must we be taught to be fearful of the outside world? Why were my male classmates not being taught not to rape women…

— Thavry Thon

Women and girls are bearing the brunt of extremists that revel in treating them barbarically. This is inextricably linked to our overall failure to…

— Angelina Jolie

I think there is a rage against women. I've come to see that now although at the time I did not notice it. I…

— Marguerite Young

Our world is utterly saturated with fear. We fear being attacked by religious extremists, both foreign and domestic. We fear the loss of political…

— Brendan Myers

“By undercutting fundamentalism and intolerance, education would curtail violence and war. By empowering women, it would curb poverty and the population explosion.”

— John Brockman

We cannot hope to effectively counter extremism if we just focus on schools, universities and prisons: we need to take this online as well.

— Maajid Nawaz

We need to remember that education can be both a basis for critical thought and a site for repression, which destroys thinking and leads…

— Henry Giroux

People fear what they can't understand and harm what they fear.

— Heather Brewer