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hue

(4,949 posts)
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 12:18 PM Feb 2013

Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani Girl Shot By Taliban, Speaks Out For First Time

Source: International Business Times

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban, has successfully undergone two surgeries in a British hospital and is speaking out about her experience for the first time. (Scroll down for video.)

According to the Associated Press, the 15-year-old symbol of women's rights had two procedures at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital, a skull reconstruction and hearing surgery. Hospital staff told the AP Malala is recovering well and will remain in the hospital until she is well enough to be discharged.

Last month, the Guardian reported that Malala was set to have a custom-made titanium plate fitted as a replacement for part of her missing skull as well as a cochlear implant.

The young advocate for girls' education became a worldwide symbol in October when she was shot by Taliban militants on her way home from school. According to BBC News, four gunmen stormed the schoolbus she was on and opened fire. Three other girls also were wounded.

Read more: http://www.ibtimes.com/malala-yousafzai-pakistani-girl-shot-taliban-speaks-out-first-time-1057762

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Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani Girl Shot By Taliban, Speaks Out For First Time (Original Post) hue Feb 2013 OP
A miraculous recovery. The tone of her voice was that of an old soul. Amazing. nt Claybrains Feb 2013 #1
Amazing and incredible. A big K and R for Malala nt riderinthestorm Feb 2013 #2
Never ceases to amaze me. This is who they are afraid of--this is who they want to kill!! hue Feb 2013 #3
A very well-spoken young Lady. formercia Feb 2013 #4
I feel privileged to share the same world as this wonderful young woman. colorado_ufo Feb 2013 #5

hue

(4,949 posts)
3. Never ceases to amaze me. This is who they are afraid of--this is who they want to kill!!
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 01:14 PM
Feb 2013

The similarities of the extreme fear of Women/Girls being educated and having some power/influence in our world between the Taliban & RW is so obvious!
How irrational is this????

colorado_ufo

(5,730 posts)
5. I feel privileged to share the same world as this wonderful young woman.
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 07:18 PM
Feb 2013

She is like a living saint.

Tell me, brave Taliban who shot her, what good have your petty lives accomplished?

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