MALALA Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2014, announced Monday, March 8 on the television show "CBS This Morning" that she was starting a collaboration with Apple TV + to produce exclusive content for the streaming platform. Dramas, comedies, documentaries, animations and series for children, all these programs will be produced by her studio, Extracurricular.
"I believe in the power of stories to bring families together, forge friendships, build movements, and inspire children to dream," declared Malala Yousafzai in the press release from Apple.
This is not the first time the 23-year-old activist has worked with Apple. In 2015, Apple produced a documentary about the young woman's life "He Named Me Malala." It recounts her commitment to the right to education for girls around the world as well as her challenge to religious fundamentalism in Pakistan, her home country.
"She was very strong and courageous, and sometimes, I still ask for her help." — Malala Yousafzai reflects to @GayleKing about her younger self.
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) March 8, 2021
Monday on @CBSThisMorning, @Malala announces her big plans for her next chapter and shares her message for #InternationalWomensDay. pic.twitter.com/S5AybbK2Pn
[Her new venture] "creates opportunities to spend time with family and friends, to have these moments of connection and joy, but it also allows you to be alone and escape your problems. I believe watching shows can be time very well spent," Malala Yousafzai outlined as she explained her new role as media producer to Fast Company.
Risking her life for her beliefs
Her life under Taliban rule was first told on a blog in Urdu published by the BBC. In a video, she testified to the violence, the multiple burning of schools for girls and the assassinations of opponents perpetrated by the Taliban in the Swat valley in 2007. She quickly became an opposition figure herself.
On October 9, 2012, Malala Yousafzai herself was the victim of an assassination attempt. She was seriously injured by gunshot wounds on leaving school and was transferred to hospital in Birmingham, UK. She was only 15 years old at the time.
Two years later, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Since then, she has written a number of books, including a biography, and founded the Malala Fund to defend the right to free and quality education for young girls. – ETX Studio, March 10, 2021
