--- title: Watch Emma Watson and Malala Yousafzai Talk Feminism description: Watson was moved by the 18-year-old calling herself a feminist canonical: https://time.com/4100786/emma-watson-malala-yousafzai-feminism/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-11-05T00:13:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:45:11.055Z og:title: Watch Emma Watson and Malala Yousafzai Talk Feminism og:description: Watson was moved by the 18-year-old calling herself a feminist. og:url: https://time.com/4100786/emma-watson-malala-yousafzai-feminism/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Emma Watson and Malala Yousafzai Talk Feminism twitter:description: Watson was moved by the 18-year-old calling herself a feminist. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Emma Watson and Malala Yousafzai Talk Feminism > Sponsored content. 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It is a free newsletter available at time.com/newsletters. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-worth-2026q3/newsletters?i=bda1f6d8-2b2e-4897-8907-57556c62430a&cr=time-nl-worth-2026q3-v1) ## Video: Watch the Trailer for "Stand With Malala" [Watch (HLS stream): Watch the Trailer for "Stand With Malala"](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/2Wl8HrGD.m3u8) (3:37)  _Published 2015-10-16_ by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Nov 5, 2015 12:13 AM UTC by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Nov 5, 2015 12:13 AM UTC Actress Emma Watson sat down with the youngest ever Nobel Prize winner in an interview posted online Wednesday. The Facebook video shows the _Harry Potter_ actress interviewing 18-year-old Malala Yousafzai about her life and advocacy. Yousafzai is the subject of the documentary _He Named Me Malala_, which looks at the events leading up to a Taliban attack on the Pakistani schoolgirl and Yousafzai’s subsequent advocacy in the aftermath. Watson says that the most profound moment was when Yousafzai identified herself as a feminist, saying that she was surprised to hear the Yousafzai use the hot-button word. “I think this gesture is so emblematic of what Malala and I went on to discuss. I’ve spoken before on what a controversial word feminism is currently,” Watson wrote on Facebook. “I want to make it a welcoming and inclusive movement. Let’s join our hands and move together so we can make real change. Malala and I are pretty serious about it but we need you.” Watch the video of Watson interviewing Yousafzai below. ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] I heard about this girl in Pakistan who was shot, and that she survived after all of us were waiting to see if she would live. And, how horrible that was. Then I read more about her, and saw that she was this. This girl who spoke very bravely about how people were taking away schools in our country. But then when I thought about making a movie about her, I thought, well, what's really extraordinary about it is this family. This is an incredible story. I have been given a new life. And this life, this life is a sacred life. I want people to learn from the experience I had and the story of my life. To be speaking again. Come Malala, come! [ SOUND ] We have given scholarships to many girls all around the world. Little girls. They're only six. They're only seven. Who will be going to other people's houses to clean their houses. And now, these girls are getting education. You are loved by your daughters. You must love them. And your real love will be That what you give to your sons, must give to your daughter. The real love, I mean, it should not be just in words. That I love my daughter, no. The real love should be manifested in your actions. You know there's that special moment when she's born and he says, " You're equal to all the other men that are on the family tree ." What you see in this movie is that educating Malala was giving her power, giving her liberation, giving her the ability to transform her town, and inspire millions of people. Any time One sees someone whose able to really speak out. I think it inspires us all to be more likely to do for ourselves, less afraid of that. I'm hopeful that the film will be watched by children in the developing countries and it will inspire them to stand up for their rights and fight. Against the issues that stop them to go to school. If you see a story that authentically moves you, about a girl who can actually decide to go out and make a difference, and does, I think that's extremely energizing and liberating. And if you can do that through something that authentically inspires you and We've done a good job. This documentary should convey a breakthrough moment for the global education and for the conflicts and wars in this world . I appeal to the world that there should be an end to all these foreign conflicts. We believe in the power In the strength of our words. Today, is the day, of every woman, every boy, and every god, who have raised their voice for their rights. Let us pick up our And orphans, they are our most powerful weapons. 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