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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNobel Winner Malala Opens School for Syrian Refugees
http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/31253-nobel-winner-malala-opens-school-for-syrian-refugeesMalala Yousafzai, the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, celebrated her 18th birthday in Lebanon on Sunday by opening a school for Syrian refugee girls and called on world leaders to invest in "books not bullets".
Malala became a symbol of defiance after she was shot on a school bus in Pakistan 2012 by the Taliban for advocating girls' rights to education. She continued campaigning and won the Nobel in 2014.
"I decided to be in Lebanon because I believe that the voices of the Syrian refugees need to be heard and they have been ignored for so long," Malala told Reuters in a schoolroom decorated with drawings of butterflies.
The Malala Fund, a non-profit organization that supports local education projects, paid for the school in the Bekaa Valley, close to the Syrian border. It can welcome up to 200 girls aged 14 to 18.
"Today on my first day as an adult, on behalf of the world's children, I demand of leaders we must invest in books instead of bullets," Malala said in a speech.
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Nobel Winner Malala Opens School for Syrian Refugees (Original Post)
eridani
Jul 2015
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jtuck004
(15,882 posts)1. She may make more of a positive impact than our entire country on their lives.
How many wars do we have to lose to figure out we really aren't making the world more peaceful?
eridani
(51,907 posts)2. Inspirational kick n/t
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)3. Good. Every bit helps.
WillyT
(72,631 posts)4. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!