Pakistani education activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai is one the students across the globe who had to go let off of the traditional graduation ceremony due to COVID-19 pandemic. Universities across the globe opted to host the graduation ceremony for the students on the digital platform. Malala who also graduated on Friday from Oxford University with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, had shared this happy news on her social media account. She posted a picture with her family cutting a cake.
Couple of hours ago, global icon and well known B-town actress Priyanka Chopra congratulated the education activist for this big achievement in her life, expressing of being proud of her. She shared a picture of them happily posing together on her Instagram story; she wrote on her story, “Happy graduation Malala. Your Philosophy, Politics and Economics degree from Oxford is such an incredible achievement. I'm so proud.” Malala in her Tweet had mentioned about her joy and gratitude about achieving this milestone in her career.
Her Tweet read, “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,” followed by sleeping face emoji.
Malala broke the news of her graduation as she participated in the YouTube special, #DearClassof2020. ALSO READ: Dear Class Of 2020: Former US President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, BTS Deliver Inspiring Speeches – FULL VIDEO Inside
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. 😴 pic.twitter.com/AUxN55cUAf
— Malala (@Malala) June 19, 2020
On October 9, 2012, she was shot by a gunman while she was on her way back home in her bus after appearing for an exam in Pakistan’s Swat Valley.
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