Malala's brother Khushal on fleeing the Taliban and facing the manosphere

Khushal says the initial appeal of some manosphere influencers was the "self-improvement" message they were spreading, at a time he really needed it.

"Go to the gym, work on yourself. So that message really drew me in."

But it became problematic, he says, when "they would sell these life lessons" that would make "you feel so bad about yourself".

Khushal reveals he's struggled with PTSD, depression and having issues "with weed addiction" over the years.

Rather than help, the message Khushal took from manosphere influencers was that those issues made him "a loser".

"What happens is that you get into a shame cycle. So you feel like you're a horrible human.

"Whenever I smoked weed, I felt like a horrible human being.

"You want to escape that feeling, so you fall back to that bad habit. It becomes a loop."

He says the way he "snapped out" of the situation was to show himself "grace".

"That does not exist in that space....but my father showed me grace."

Khushal says he withdrew further from that influence after hearing about their attitudes towards women.

"My sister took a bullet for education," he says.

"They might as well be speaking about my mother and my sister.

"And when I started putting [things] into perspective, I started to draw myself away from those spaces."

While the manosphere discourages vulnerability, Khushal credits a "strong support system" and a focus on "empathy" for his own healing.

He also says he's found gratitude for a family who believe in equal rights.

"If I was born in another household where my parents were poor, couldn't afford my education, I could have also become easily radicalised and indoctrinated by the Taliban," he says.

And to help others, Khushal emphasises the need "to remove the shame".

"Approach all of this from a position of empathy, because all of these people have a story.

"When I hit rock bottom, when it was really tough and I'd taken pride that I hadn't cried for six months – then I broke down.

"I had the best cry of my life. I felt so healed and relieved after," he says.

Having friends and family with whom he can have "a real serious conversation" is what helps him now.

"I think that's a source of strength.

"We need to change the narrative that if you are vulnerable about your struggles, it's a sign of weakness," he says.

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