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»Precious day in my life«: Malala Yousafzai got married
Photo: Edgard Garrido / REUTERS
The Pakistani Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai got married.
The 24-year-old announced this on Tuesday evening via Twitter.
«Today is a precious day in my life.
Asser and I have said yes, »she wrote.
The couple held a small traditional Islamic wedding ceremony with their family at home in Birmingham, England, Yousafzai said.
She was shown in photos with her groom and other people.
Malala Yousafzai was the youngest ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 for her commitment to the right of all children to education.
She survived an attack in October 2012 after Taliban fighters stopped her school bus in northern Pakistan.
She had previously campaigned for girls to attend school.
Today she lives in the UK.
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