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 powerful weapons. One teacher, one book, one pen, can change the world. The power of education frightens Talibans, they are afraid of women. – Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot by the Taliban for attending classes, addressed hundreds of young people at the United Nations, urging them to use education as a weapon against extremism.
