Topic: Malala Yousafzai
THE GREATEST MISSION
October 14, 2013 ·
By Fr. Shay Cullen Malala Yousafzai, the 16 year-old Pakistani girl who defied the Taliban’s ban on girls’ education and was shot in the head but survived, has been granted the European Human Rights Award. Many thought she would be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Instead, it went to the Organization for the Prohibition of […]
Read More...THE YOUNG LEADERS OF TODAY ARE THE HOPE OF TOMORROW
July 23, 2013 ·
By Fr. Shay Cullen The incredible courage, bravery, and dedication of young people is what the world needs to inspire and lead us into the future. Malala Yousafzai is a striking example of the capability of the youth to give the good example where adults are failing. Her speech to the United Nations ignited the hope and […]
Read More...At UN, Malala Yousafzai rallies youth to stand up for universal education
July 15, 2013 ·
(UN via CNUA) 12 July 2013 Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot by the Taliban for attending classes, today addressed hundreds of young people at the United Nations, urging them to use education as a weapon against extremism. “Let us pick up our books and our pens. They are our most powerful weapons. […]
Read More...Child victim of failed assassination speaks out at UN general assembly
July 15, 2013 ·
“So here I stand, one girl among many. I speak – not for myself, but for all girls and boys. I raise up my voice – not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard. Let us pick up our books and our pens. They are our most […]
Read More...Educating Children is the Road to Freedom
October 12, 2012 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Educating Children is the Road to Freedom by Fr. Shay Cullen Email: [email protected] (Fr. Shay’s columns are published in The Manila Times,in publications in Ireland, the UK, Hong Kong, and on-line.) The only way out of grinding poverty and a life of child labor in the developing world is to give the children an education. […]
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