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Malala Day At UN: Teen Activist Shot By Taliban Said 10 Moving Things That Gave Us Goosebumps (VIDEO)Malala Yousafzai spent her 16th birthday demanding compulsory education for young people worldwide.
In a speech Friday at the UN in New York, the Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot in the head in October 2012 for speaking out about her right to education, talked about how she represents some 57 million children around the world are not going to school.
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Want to see a real hero? (Original Post)
arely staircase
Jul 2013
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(24,544 posts)1. I am absolutely IN LOVE with this girl
Have seen her speech and read that she got multiple standing ovations at the UN.
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)2. she is amazing
she gives me hope for humanity.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)3. She is a very inspiring young woman!
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)4. she is an outstanding role model for girls and young women
I encourage everyone to share this with any in their world.