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<\/a><\/p>\nIn only 19 short years, Malala has accomplished more than most of us will ever accomplish in a lifetime. She has dedicated her life to advocating for girls\u2019 education, and despite some insane setbacks, she has persevered and made giant leaps for humanity. She\u2019s received the Clinton Global Citizen Award, a National Youth Peace Prize, a Humanitarian Award from\u00a0Harvard University, the Rome Prize for Peace and Humanitarian Action, an Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law from the University of of King\u2019s College, a Philadelphia Liberty Medal, honorary Canadian citizenship (my personal favorite of her many awards) and the Rome Prize for Peace and Humanitarian Action. She was listed as one of TIME magazine\u2019s 100 Most Influential People in the World, is the recipient of Sitara-e-Shujaat (Pakistan\u2019s third-highest civilian bravery award) and has her portrait displayed at the National Portrait Gallery in London \u2014\u00a0not to mention she has a Nobel Peace Prize. Did I mention she just turned 19? And\u00a0if all that wasn\u2019t enough, she also has a Grammy award, which means she\u2019s one fourth of the way to EGOT-ing, and let\u2019s be honest, it\u2019s only a matter of time.<\/p>\n
So today, let’s celebrate Malala with her own words, because they’re more brilliant and moving and powerful than mine\u00a0will ever be. Happy birthday, Malala, and thank you for making our world a brighter, smarter, more colorful place.<\/p>\n