--- description: Pakistan’s torchbearer for girls’ education title: Gabrielle Giffords on Malala Yousafzai: Her Courage Is Uncommon image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt78c56efd026d50d3/6987eb07f887dcf893e8df27/456998276-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=828&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ## Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Education](/tag/education/) ## Education Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Gabrielle Giffords on Malala Yousafzai: Her Courage Is Uncommon by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 24, 2014 9:34 PM CUT  Malala Yousafzai during a press conference in Birmingham, England on Oct. 10, 2014. Malala Yousafzai during a press conference in Birmingham, England on Oct. 10, 2014.Christopher Furlong—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 24, 2014 9:34 PM CUT Like millions around the world, I draw strength from brave Malala’s example. I have seen courage in many places — in the thousands of our nation’s military members I have met and represented; in those who ran toward the gunfire in a Safeway parking lot on Jan. 8, 2011; and in our leaders who take the tough votes because it’s the right thing to do — but Malala’s courage is uncommon. In the face of oppression and bitter injustice, she demands education and opportunity. In the face of violence from the hands of cowards, she refuses to back down. _Read the rest_ [_here_](http://time.com/70822/ "undefined")_._ **Read more:** [Exploring a Decade of TIME100 in Photos](http://time.com/time-100-decade-change/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3821733/gabrielle-giffords-malala-yousafzai/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3821733/gabrielle-giffords-malala-yousafzai/"},"headline":"Gabrielle Giffords on Malala Yousafzai: Her Courage Is Uncommon","datePublished":"2014-04-24T21:34:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T06:23:48.788Z","description":"Pakistan’s torchbearer for girls’ education","url":"https://time.com/3821733/gabrielle-giffords-malala-yousafzai/","keywords":["Education","women"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt78c56efd026d50d3/6987eb07f887dcf893e8df27/456998276-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt78c56efd026d50d3/6987eb07f887dcf893e8df27/456998276-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Malala Yousafzai during a press conference in Birmingham, England on Oct. 10, 2014.","caption":"Malala Yousafzai during a press conference in Birmingham, England on Oct. 10, 2014.","creditText":"Christopher Furlong—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/education/","name":"Education"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3821733/gabrielle-giffords-malala-yousafzai/","name":"Gabrielle Giffords on Malala Yousafzai: Her Courage Is Uncommon"}}]}] ```