Malala calls on Pakistani children to fight for education

Pakistani education campaigner Malala Yousafzai, the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize winner, called on children in her homeland Tuesday, November 18, to stand up for their right to go to school. Malala survived a Taliban assassination attempt two years ago and has gone on to speak for young people in the developing world. She spoke via video link from Britain, where she currently resides, to a thousand schoolchildren at a special event to celebrate her Nobel prize. “I want to see every girl getting her due respect and we need to raise our voice for it, we need to raise our voice for women’s rights, especially for the education of children, and the children should stand and struggle for their future,” she said.

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