“The way to see peace is through education.”
See what else Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager injured in an assassination attempt on her way home from school in 2012 and champion of the right of girls to have an education, told Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon via Skype on Friday, 1,000 days before the target date to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals.
Malala Yousafzai, who survived a very horrific gunshot to the head by an attempted Pakistani Taliban assassin, also appeared via video at the Women in the World summit in New York City yesterday, to announce her new initiative for women’s education in Pakistan, the Malala Fund (Angelina Jolie, who lauded Yousafzai in her remarks, made a $200,000 donation).
Good news for all you “regular people standing up against vast injustice” fans out there.
We doubt anyone could take issue with Yousafzai’s nomination, and we know Bradley Manning’s countless, fierce public advocates must be happy to hear of his recognition. Of course, the latter comes with palpable irony, as he now faces charges for allegedly leaking classified information collected by the war/national security apparatus of… Nobel Peace Prize winner Barack Obama.
Speaking in English, Malala said she wanted to “serve the people”.
“Today you can see that I’m alive. I can speak, I can see you, I can see everyone and today I can speak and I’m getting better day by day.
“It’s just because of the prayers of people, because all the people - men, women, children - all of them have prayed for me.
“Because of these prayers God has given me this new life and this is a second life.
“I want to serve the people and I want every girl, every child, to be educated and for that reason we have organised Malala Fund.”
Yousafzai nearly died after being shot in October while campaigning for the rights of education for young girls. She has been receiving treatment in Birmingham, England, since the incident.
DEFIANCE Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, center, with members of hospital staff, left Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, England. The 15-year-old girl was shot by the Taliban in October for campaigning for girls’ education. (Photo: AFP-Getty Images via The Wall Street Journal)
A big day for Malala Yousafzai, as well as the countless people around the world who’ve been moved by her spirit, and harrowing plight.
We held a special prayer for Malala in our school assembly and also lit candles. We did not organise any open event because our school and its students still face a security threat.Mariam Khalid, principal of Khushhal Public School in Pakistan • Discussing her school’s marking of “Malala Day.” After the attempted killing of 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai by the Pakistani Taliban last month, the United Nations called for today to be “a global day of action” in her honor. Vigils are anticipated throughout the world, both recognizing Malala and the cause that nearly killed her, education for girls and women. For her school and classmates, an assembly was held and a prayer given, but they aren’t able to honor openly — fear of reprisal from the Taliban on the occasion prevented the holding of a public event. source
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‘The Girl Who Just Wants To Learn’ Opens Her Eyes of the Day: Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old Pakistani education activist shot by the Taliban last week on her way home from school, is awake and walking, according to her doctors in the U.K.:
Malala is now well enough… she is happy… she’s communicating very freely, she’s writing.
However, she’s “not out of the woods” yet.
She is still showing some signs of infection, which is probably related to the bullet track. [There is] some infection in the bullet track, which is our key source of concern.
Doctors estimate she will need a few weeks to rehabilitate further, then part of her skull will need to be reconstructed.
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Wonderful news that she’s come so far, albeit with the health dangers and both physical and mental ordeals she still faces. Hoping the best.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc5uy5g1HU1qzpwi0o1_500.jpg)
‘The Girl Who Just Wants To Learn’ Opens Her Eyes of the Day: Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old Pakistani education activist shot by the Taliban last week on her way home from school, is awake and walking, according to her doctors in the U.K.:
Malala is now well enough… she is happy… she’s communicating very freely, she’s writing.However, she’s “not out of the woods” yet.
She is still showing some signs of infection, which is probably related to the bullet track. [There is] some infection in the bullet track, which is our key source of concern.Doctors estimate she will need a few weeks to rehabilitate further, then part of her skull will need to be reconstructed.
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Wonderful news that she’s come so far, albeit with the health dangers and both physical and mental ordeals she still faces. Hoping the best.
We will never be subdued by the militants and their acts. Islam gives us the right to education and we will fight for our rights. We will never ever give up our mission. …This land needs us and we can only help Pakistan if we can complete our education.An anonymous teenager, who attended school with Malala Yousafzai • Speaking out against the Pakistani Taliban, who earlier this week attempted to murder the 14-year-old Yousafzai in retaliation for her anti-Taliban activism and blogging. The school Yousafzai attends has been closed since the attack, in which she was shot, but a contingent of her classmates showed up today to pray for her safety. Yousafzai currently remains in a coma, under the care of military surgeons. source
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