Malala's brother Khushal on fleeing the Taliban and facing the manosphere
Malala's brother Khushal on fleeing the Taliban and facing the manosphere4 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleManish PandeyBBC NewsbeatKhushal YousafzaiKhushal Yousafzai felt "hate and anger" after his sister was shot"I wanted to see the world burn," says Khushal Yousafzai.He was just 12 years old when his sister, Malala, was shot in the head in 2012 as she sat on a school bus in Pakistan.The bullet fired by a gunman from the Taliban couldn't stop her, and she's gone on to win a Nobel Peace Prize and advocate for girls' education worldwideIt was a day that changed not only Malala's life - but her brother Khushal's too.The 25-year-old has been opening up to BBC Asian Network's Amber Haque about the lingering trauma of that incident, his mental health struggles and being drawn to the manosphere.'I didn't see a point in my existence'Malala was 15 years old when she was targeted for speaking up for the rights of girls to be educated – and the day remains etched in Khushal's memory.He was playing video games when his cousin told him Malala had been hurt, and then later the family were told she had been shot in the head."I remember going into my sister's room where you can see all the trophies. I felt like I was going to pass out."Seconds felt like minutes, minutes were hours and hours were days," he says.Malala was later flown to the UK for treatment, with Khushal eventually joining his sister in the country.The incident, he says, left him with "so much hate and anger" in his heart."When I was in the UK, my life mission was like: 'I'm going to build myself, go back and take revenge'."Getty ImagesMalala and her family flew to the UK for her treatment weeks after the shootingKhushal admits to "feeling like a burden" at the time."Everyone around me is helping my sister. What am I doing? I didn't see a point in my exis...المصدر: BBC News | Source: BBC News
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