Malala Yousafzai
‘There is hope’: Malala Yousafzai promotes tolerance, connection with new documentary
Malala Yousafzai’s new Oscar-nominated documentary, “Stranger at the Gate,” features a former US marine suffering from PTSD who sets out to bomb a mosque in Indiana, but changes his life around after the community embraces him. Yousafzai joins The World’s Marco Werman to discuss the film and her own experiences.
‘Magic’ mushrooms to treat depression? Some researchers think so
Hallucinogenic mushrooms are one potential treatment for depression. Another is hip hop music — it seems the dark lyrics might reach those who feel equally hopeless. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin comes to the rescue of China’s first lady and his gallant act gets erased by Chinese censors. And in Pakistan, a group of schools hold an “I am not Malala” Day. All that and more in today’s Global Scan.
Pakistan says it has captured the men who shot Malala in 2012
When Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head two years ago, the Taliban in Pakistan claimed responsibility. On Friday, the Pakistan army said it had caught a gang of 10 men behind the attack. Elsewhere in Pakistan, a new branch of al-Qaeda seems to have bungled its first attack, but wants the press coverage anyway. And a 45-story skyscraper of squatters is being cleared in Venezuela, all in this weekend’s Global Scan.
Malala, the girl who survived a Taliban shooting, is in Nigeria to support its kidnapped girls
17-year old Malala Yousafzai was herself a victim of terrorism, when a Taliban hitman tried to kill her for supporting girls’ education in Pakistan. Today, she met with Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan and relatives of the kidnapped girls to add her voice, and pressure, to the call of “bring back our girls.”
17-year old Malala Yousafzai was herself a victim of terrorism, when a Taliban hitman tried to kill her for supporting girls’ education in Pakistan. Today, she met with Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan and relatives of the kidnapped girls to add her voice, and pressure, to the call of “bring back our girls.”
Pakistanis outraged after Taliban try to assassinate outspoken girl, 14
A 14-year-old Pakistani girl has been rallying efforts to improve educational opportunities for women. On Tuesday, her outspokenness nearly cost her her life, after a Taliban gunman shot her and gravely wounded her. Pakistanis across the country have reacted with outrage.