Malala Yousafzai celebrates a milestone in her life as she reflects on the power of music.
On Saturday, August 17, the Pakistani education activist, 27, shared photos on Instagram that she and her loved ones took at Taylor Swift’s recent Eras Tour performance at London’s Wembley Stadium. In the caption of the post, she recalled a childhood memory involving the 34-year-old “Fearless” singer.
“We lived through a time when music and art were forbidden, I felt music as a gift,” Yousafzai wrote.
In 2008, when she was 11 years old and growing up in Pakistan, the Taliban took over her town in the Swat Valley, banning music and television. The group also banned girls from attending school.
Taylor Swift performs in London on August 15, 2024.
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Yousafzai wrote about a memory from high school where she sang Swift’s song “Love Story” with her best friend Moniba.
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“Moniba and I found the highest rock we could, climbed it and announced to all our classmates and teachers that we will perform our new favorite song called LOVE STORY. We sang with all our hearts, enjoying the joy we felt every second. There my Swiftie journey began,” she recalled in her caption.
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Malala Yousafzai and husband Asser Malik at the Taylor Swift concert in London.
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She then described what it meant to her that the Eras tour was her first “real” concert experience.
“It’s magical that my first real concert will be seeing @TaylorSwift, singing along to every song surrounded by friends,” she wrote.
Yousafzai celebrated the occasion at Wembley Stadium with her husband Asser Malik and some friends.
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Malala Yousafzai makes heart hands at the Taylor Swift concert in London.
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She posed with Malik, 30, and two of her friends at the stadium, exchanged colorful friendship bracelets and made hands with Swift’s signature heart.
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The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize reminded her followers with her caption that some people still cannot experience the joy of music.
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Malala Yousafzai (center) with friends at the Taylor Swift concert in London.
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“Three years ago, the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan. Once again, music no longer plays in the streets, and girls and women are banned from school, work and public life,” she wrote.
“In Swat, music made my friends and I feel confident and free,” she continued. “And I hope that one day we will live in a world where every girl can enjoy music and live her wildest dreams 💖.”
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