'Only friend I'd skip school for': Malala Yousafzai on meeting Greta Thunberg

Human rights activist Mala Yousafzai has said on February 25 that teen climate activist Greta Thunberg is her only friend she would consider skipping school for. Both women met at Britain's University of Oxford on Tuesday and also posed for a photo toger. Thunberg called Malala, who is also a student at same university, as her “role model”. 17-year-old environmentalist is currently in UK to join school strike in Bristol on February 28. 

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Thunberg also talked to students at University of Oxford about science, voting, limits of protest and divestment among or issues. According to reports, Malala is studying politics, philosophy, and ecomics at university's Ly Margaret Hall and even shared a picture with Thunberg by simply saying “thank you”. Jennifer Cassidy, a lecturer at university also called both women as “powerful” and lauded m for “standing for justice, truth, and equality for all”. 

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Youngest recipient of bel Peace Prize

Both, Thunberg and Malala, have become a household name for standing up for major global issues, climate change and women's education. 17-year-old h skipped her school in Sweden to protest against climate crisis and Malala was shot in he by Taliban in Pakistan for campaigning for all girls to be allowed education in school. 

In 2014, Malala also became youngest recipient of bel Peace Prize for her vocacy of education. Malala has also become global symbol of resilience of women in face of all odds. Moreover, Thunberg is also minated for same prize in 2019 and 2020. Both women got chance to discuss ir activism on Tuesday and college's master, Alan Rusbridger shared a picture of Thunberg and said that he was houred to have met her. 

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