Tuba Sahaab is taking on the Taliban. But the 11-year-old Pakistani girl is no militant and her weapons are simply her words. She lives on the outskirts of Islamabad and writes poems about the pain and suffering of children in her country despite personal threats from hardline Islamic militants.

“If they kill me, do not worry,” she says. “I want everyone in Pakistan to be equal.”

The young poet has been interviewed by US network, CNN, and now regularly appears in the media. She is not afraid to express her views and is famous in Pakistan.

“I want to give peace to my nation,” she tells CNN (photo). “I will fight for it.”