MALALA- ICON OF THE WORLD EDUCATION!

NOT AFRAID OF TERROR THREATS,MALALA TELLS UN

Malala became a global icon for
girls' education after being brutally attacked by Taliban
militants while on her way to school on October 9, 2012.

Pakistani teen activist Malala Yousafzai today told the UN that
she would not be silenced by terrorist threats, as she gave her first public speech since being shot in the head by the Taliban.
"They thought that the bullet would silence us, but they failed,"
Malala who turned 16 today, said at the UN General Assembly as
she appealed to the international community to put in greater efforts to get children into schools.
"Lets pick up our books and pens. They are our most powerful weapons. One child,one teacher, one book and one
pen can change the world.
Education is the only solution.The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions, but nothing changed in life, except this:
weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, courage and
fervour was born," she said in her speech that saw many standing ovations.
To mark her birthday, the UN has declared July 12 as 'Malala Day'.
At the heart of 'Malala Day' is a call to improve the lives of some 57 million unschooled children
by improving education access
by 2015.Malala became a global icon for girls' education after being brutally attacked by Taliban
militants while on her way to school on October 9, 2012.
The Taliban said they shot her because they opposed her efforts to promote girls' education.
They have made it clear she remains a potential target.
She was flown to the UK for life-saving treatment and still lives there, but the attack has greatly
boosted her campaign for greater educational opportunities for girls.
Malala has been named by Time magazine as one of the most influential people in 2013 and
has reportedly secured a USD 3
million contract for a book on her life story.
"This frail young girl who was seriously injured has become
such a powerful symbol not just
for girls' right to education, but for the demand that we do
something about it immediately," former British prime minister
Gordon Brown, UN envoy on education who organised World
Malala Day, said.
"There will be no compromise with any religious extremist who says girls should not go to school or stop going to school at 10," he told CBS News.
Malala will also hand over a petition to UN Secretary General
Ban Ki-moon signed by more than 330,000 people calling on
the 193 UN member states to finance teachers, schools and
books to meet the educational goal.