Gulalai Ismail from Peshawar in Pakistan has been campaigning for equality and peace since she was a teenager. She and her sister Saba founded Aware Girls 12 years ago and have put their lives on the line to stand up for women’s rights and combat radicalisation.
Listen to a BBC World Service interview with Gulalai Ismail:
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