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Oct 2025
1h 49m

The Real Malala: Jeans, Crushes, & Heali...

Trevor Noah
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Malala like you’ve never seen her -- In this deeply personal conversation, Malala Yousafzai opens up about rediscovering herself beyond the headlines by learning to laugh again, making friends at Oxford, falling in love, and learning to heal through therapy. A candid, moving portrait of the woman behind the icon. 
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