Pakistani rights activist Malala Yousafzai, who survived being shot in the head by the Taliban for campaigning for girls’ education, has pledged while on a trip to Nigeria to help free a group of school girls abducted by Islamist militants.
On Sunday, 16-year-old Malala met with parents of the more than 200 girls who were kidnapped by militant group Boko Haram from a school in the northeastern village of Chibok in April.
Boko Haram, a Taliban-inspired movement, say they are fighting to establish an Islamic state in religiously mixed Nigeria. The group, whose name means “Western education is sinful”, has killed thousands and abducted hundreds since launching an uprising in 2009.
Some of the parents broke down into tears as Malala spoke at a hotel in the capital Abuja on Sunday.
She turned 17 on Saturday July 12th, HBD Malala!!!
On Sunday, 16-year-old Malala met with parents of the more than 200 girls who were kidnapped by militant group Boko Haram from a school in the northeastern village of Chibok in April.
Boko Haram, a Taliban-inspired movement, say they are fighting to establish an Islamic state in religiously mixed Nigeria. The group, whose name means “Western education is sinful”, has killed thousands and abducted hundreds since launching an uprising in 2009.
Some of the parents broke down into tears as Malala spoke at a hotel in the capital Abuja on Sunday.
She turned 17 on Saturday July 12th, HBD Malala!!!
Pakistani schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai (2nd L) sits with her father Ziauddin Yousafzai (2nd R) and Malala Fund CEO Shiza Shahid (L) during a meeting with the leaders of the #BringBackOurGirls Abuja campaign group, in Abuja July 13, 2014.
Wow. What an inspiration. Thumbs up girl.
ReplyDeleteShe rocks!!!!
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