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In Utah speech, young Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai urges those who want change to ‘do something’

Asked how she believes terrorism can be stopped, Malala Yousafzai started with a list of things she doesn’t think will work: drones, guns, bombs, troops, wars.

“Investment in education is crucial," she told a Salt Lake City audience Thursday. "That is the one way to prevent extremism.”

The 21-year-old captured in that answer just how she became a celebrated activist and the world’s youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate. She spoke her mind. She advocated for girls' education and was attacked for it by the Taliban.

“I had only two options: whether to speak out or not,” Yousafzai said.