Malala Yousafzai recalls trauma triggered after smoking a bong at Oxford

Pakistan's first Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Malala Yousafzai, shared that smoking a bong for the first time while studying at Oxford University brought back repressed memories of the Taliban assassination attempt she survived as a teenager in her hometown. Malala became a household name after she was attacked by Pakistan Taliban militants on a school bus in the remote Swat Valley in 2012. Yousafzai, now 28, was later evacuated to the United Kingdom and went on to become a global advocate for girls' education, earning the Nobel Peace Prize at 17.

What did Malala say about the resurfacing memories?

In an interview with The Guardian, Malala shared that her time at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, brought back vivid memories of the Taliban attack and her early years living under their rule. “I