It’s been over a month since Malala Yousafzai was shot on
her way home from school. Two of
her classmates were also wounded that day. The girls were guilty of going to school.
Malala is an activist for girl’s education in the Taliban
ruled area in Pakistan who blogged for the BBC about the fear of living under
the Taliban. Her blogs became a rallying cry for girl’s education.
On October 9th the Taliban boarded her school
bus, found her and shot her in the head.
The nation of Pakistan was stunned along with the world. The prayers of a nation were for the
future of this young girl.
Malala was nominated to receive the Children’s Peace Prize
and was awarded the National Peace Prize by the Pakistani Government. Currently
there is a campaign to have her nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, visit www.change.org and take a stand with Malala.
Malala is recovering from her injuries in Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, in the UK. It is not known yet if she will fully
recover.
“One defiant ‘NO’ can break the silence of fear,”
Malala Yousafzai
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