Statements made by education activist Malala Yousafzai stir up a storm on social media from time to time. Has she riled anyone up with her recent comment on girls playing cricket?
In a recent Instagram post, the Nobel Laureate talked about how she loved to play cricket as a girl, but boys wouldn’t throw the ball to her the same way they did to each other. She would then ask these boys to throw the ball like they would if she were a boy.
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Now she’s clarifying for all that girls aren’t afraid to hit fast balls.
“As a girl, I loved to play cricket with my friends and brothers. But I noticed that boys would throw a slower ball to me, assuming girls were afraid to hit a fast ball.”
The Pakistani activist also stressed the importance of sports. For her, playing sports helped give her the assertiveness to compete. As well as be resilient in her fight for girls’ education and equality.
Did that ruffle any feathers? Let us know what you think of her recent statements about girls playing sports.
Recently her statements on marriage caused quite a stir.
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Malala currently resides in the United Kingdom. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Oxford last year.
The activist is also the co-founder of her non-profit organization, Malala Fund.
