What a lady!

Very well said.

Shot Pakistan schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai addresses UN

Malala Yousafzai: "I am here to speak up for the right of education of every child"

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban, has told the UN that books and pens scare extremists, as she urged education for all.

Speaking on her 16th birthday, Malala said efforts to silence her had failed.

She was shot in the head on a school bus by Taliban gunmen because of her campaign for girls' rights.

The speech at the UN headquarters in New York was her first public address since last October's incident in Pakistan's north-western Swat valley.

more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23282662

Thank you for filling it in.

Such courage and grace.

(PS wth happened to the :kick: smilie?!?!?)

Is it too much to ask; Can we, this time, pay more than 15 minutes of attention to one of the shining people?

from school or home ? i think all school kids should be told about her.

how much he knows about current affairs, neither his mother or I have cable or satellite. My news comes online.

He was very proud that all but three kids in his class voted for Obama.

I'm not allowed to tell him things like that, so I wait until he asks me, then I get to educate him.

Such a great girl.