Drones Quote by Tina Brown

The Taliban knows they have more to fear from an educated girl than an American drone.

— Tina Brown

Islam tells us every girl and boy should be educated. I don't know why the Taliban have forgotten it.

— Malala Yousafzai

In light of the strong correlation between female education and demographic decline, a purely empirical perspective on Malala Yousafzai, the poster girl for global…

— Theodore Beale

Why are fanatics so terrified of girls' education? Because there's no force more powerful to transform a society. The greatest threat to extremism isn't…

— Nicholas Kristof

In Pakistan, when we were stopped from going to school, at that time I realized that education ... Is the power for women, and…

— Malala Yousafzai

We are human behind and this part of our human nature that we don't learn the importance of anything until it's snatched from our…

— Malala Yousafzai

There are reports on the news tonight that members of the Taliban feel persecuted and fear their own safety. So now they know what…

— Jay Leno

Not long ago, women in Afghanistan were required by Taliban leadership to be covered nearly head-to-toe and were barely allowed to leave the home;…

— Kristen Soltis Anderson

The draconian prohibitions of the Taliban years and the gains Afghan women have achieved since the Taliban government was overthrown in 2001 are now…

— Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Girls' education is no silver bullet. Iran and Saudi Arabia have both educated girls but refused to empower them, so both remain mired in…

— Nicholas Kristof

The greatest threat to extremism isn't drones firing missiles, but girls reading books.

— Nicholas D. Kristof

I want education for the sons and the daughters of all the extremists, especially the Taliban.

— Malala Yousafzai