Malala Yousafzai
Malala’s supposed attackers are now in jail, but many say their trial was a fig leaf
A Pakistani military court has sentenced 10 men to long prison terms for their involvement in the 2012 attack against Malala Yousafzai. But there’s no word on the fate of the chief suspect, and that has some Pakistanis asking if justice has really been served.
Dear Malala: Taliban Commander Writes Personal Response to Malala Yousufzai
A senior Pakistani Taliban commander has written a personal response to 16-year-old school girl Malala Yousufzai, who survived a shooting attack. The letter offers some sympathy, but it also attempts to justify Taliban attacks on schools.
Malala Yousafzai Addresses United Nations
The consequences of violence will not stop one of the most genuine voices of our time. Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai turns 16 today, but she’s already seen a lot in her short life. Last October, Malala was shot in the head as she left her school in Pakistan. Members of the Taliban claimed responsibility […]
‘Shot for Going to School’: BBC Documentary Looks at Life of Malala Yousafzai
A new BBC documentary follows up on the case of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban. Reporter Nel Hedayat traveled to Pakistan for the BBC to find out what has happened since Malala was shot.
Pakistani-American Raps For Malala Yousafzai
The day after 14-year-old Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by the Taliban for speaking out for women’s education, Zaki Syed, a 24-year-old Pakistani-American rapper from Sacramento, California, started getting a lot of phone calls asking him to write a rap about it.
