Shot Pakistan schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai addresses UN

[haikuman]

For me this is the best article I have read today. Standing Ovation for Malala ~!~


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23282662

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban, has told the UN that books and pens scare extremists, as she urged education for all.

Speaking on her 16th birthday, Malala said efforts to silence her had failed.

She was shot in the head on a school bus by Taliban gunmen because of her campaign for girls' rights.

The speech at the UN headquarters in New York was her first public address since last October's incident in Pakistan's north-western Swat valley.

'Afraid of women'
After the shooting Malala was flown from Pakistan to the UK for treatment, and now lives in Birmingham, England.

Amid a standing ovation, Malala told the forum that the Taliban's attack had only made her more resolute.

"Weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, courage and fervour was born," she said.

"The extremists were, and they are, afraid of books and pens," Malala added. "They are afraid of women"

Latest figures show Pakistan has the second highest number of children out of school in the world

[cbelt3]

Good for her. Sadness for the many millions of girls and women who suffer every day from opression masqueraded as 'religion'. And yes, that includes women in the US.

My rather brainwashed sister asked my adult daughter in my presence last year if 'the rest of the family voted and forced her to grow her hair longer'. I was aghast. My daughter was very pleased with my response, which consisted of "I would never, ever consider telling her what to do with her body. She is a person, and adult, and is in charge of herself."

[Manlove]

Extraordinarily brave young lady.
Every school should show her speech then discuss why she was in a position to make it. And keep doing that until people (men and some women) get it.
I met a young Nepali man who walked many miles to school and when he returned each day he brought all the girls and women in his village together and taught them everything he had learned.
He was doing it.