Malala gains admission into Oxford


Nobel Peace prize winner, Malala Yousafzai, have been accepted at Oxford University.

The 20-year-old, who was the youngest winner of the illustrious prize, announced it on twitter, tweeting,"So excited to go to Oxford!!"

Malala also congratulated other students receiving their results, tweeting "Best wishes for life ahead!".

She will study philosophy, politics and economics.


The University of Oxford has confirmed Yousafzai's acceptance to the DPA news agency.

Yousafzai first came to international prominence in 2012 after a Taliban gunman shot her in the head near her school in Pakistan's Swat Valley.

She wrote then under the pen name "Gul Makai", the name of the heroine from a local Pashtun folk tale.

Yousafzai now lives in the UK, where she received medical treatment following her shooting.

Malala is also one of only six people to receive honorary Canadian citizenship

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