Malala Yousafzai Completes Degree At Oxford University

Malala Yousafzai Completes Degree At Oxford University

Human rights campaigner, Malala Yousafzai, has expressed her “joy and gratitude” after completing her degree at Oxford University.

The 22-year-old Pakistani activist, who survived a shot to the head by Taliban soldiers, studied politics, philosophy, and economics.

“Hard to express my joy and gratitude right now as I completed my Philosophy, Politics and Economics degree at Oxford. I don’t know what’s ahead. For now, it will be Netflix, reading and sleep,” she tweeted.

Ms Yousafzai who became the youngest person ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 at the age of 17 was attacked for saying girls should be allowed to stay in education.

She was shot in the head, neck and shoulder while travelling home from school after writing an anonymous diary about life under the extremists.

After recovering from her near-fatal injuries, she and her family relocated to Birmingham.

Three years later she accepted a place to study at Lady Margaret Hall at Oxford.

Ms Yousafzai tweeted two pictures as she announced the news that she completed her degree. In one, she is celebrating with her family in front of a graduation cake.

The other was taken after a “trashing”, a tradition at the university where students are covered with food and confetti after completing their exams.