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10% Happier with Dan Harris

Shiza Shahid, Malala Fund Co-Founder

10% Happier with Dan Harris

10% Media, LLC

Dan Harris, Health & Fitness, Mindfulness, Dharma, Mental Health, Meditation

4.612.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2017

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Growing up in a post-9/11 Pakistan, Shiza Shahid had what she called an "activist childhood," where she volunteered in prisons, refugee camps and disaster relief efforts after the 2005 Kashmir earthquake. When the Taliban issued an edict banning girls from going to school, the then-Stanford University sophomore created a secret summer camp in Pakistan for girls, one of which was a 12-year-old Malala Yousafzai. When Malala was shot in 2012 by a Taliban gunman, Shahid co-founded the Malala Fund to promote Malala's story of perseverance and advocacy for girls' education. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

Well done. You've sorted through the embarrassment of riches that is the modern podcast landscape

0:09.8

and found me Rob Briden on my podcast. In this series of Briden and I talk to among

0:17.2

others Harry Hill, Ben Elton, Charlotte Church, Steve Cougan and Dame Harriet Walter.

0:23.9

And that's just a few. We tend to chat for about 45 minutes to an hour never longer.

0:29.8

It's terrific conversation, reminiscent where appropriate and exchange of anecdotes.

0:36.0

So do join me Rob Briden wherever you get your podcasts.

0:39.7

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0:45.1

to Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery app.

0:56.5

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1:02.6

defuses them with humor and actual advice. Listen to Don't Panic on the Wondery app or

1:08.8

wherever you get your podcasts.

1:17.6

From ABC, this is the 10% happier podcast. I'm Dan Harris.

1:24.3

We have a great example this week of somebody who recently adopted meditation and is putting

1:29.4

it to use in a fascinating fast paced high pressure environment.

1:36.8

Shazza Shahid is an entrepreneur, she's an investor, she's a speaker on issues around women's

1:44.6

rights. She is also venture capitalist and is perhaps best known for having co-founded

1:51.6

the Malala fund with Malala use of Zai who was shot in Pakistan simply for attending school

2:00.8

and went on to win a Nobel Peace Prize. Shazza had a pre-existing relationship with Malala

2:07.6

under some interesting circumstances that you'll hear about when we let her tell her story

2:13.4

and has really been with Malala at many key steps in her journey after having survived

2:20.8

that horrible attack and Shazza's embrace of meditation and the ways in which she's using

2:27.2

it. I found it to be really interesting and also she's just kind of impressive in a number

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