Showing posts with label Malala Yousafzai. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Malala Yousafzai. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Malala Yousafzai Opens New Birmingham Library (UK)

Malala Yousafzai, the teenage girl shot by the Taliban in Pakistan for advocating education for girls, gave a 7-minute speech during opening ceremonies of the opening a new public library in Birmingham, England. She said that "Pens and books are the weapons that defeat terrorism."





http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LGg8G35jwuo

Background: http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/426709/Taliban-shooting-victim-Malala-Yousafzai-opens-Birmingham-library