The Obamas Meet With Taliban
gunshot survivor, Malala at the
White House on The International
Day of the Girl Child
Look at the smiles on Michelle and
Malia Obama's faces as they look at
Malala with the president. Malala
Yousafzai is a 16-year-old advocate for
girls’ education and for that, she was
targeted by the Taliban when she was
14. The taliban shot her in the head in
an assassination attempt but Malala
survived and was recently nominated
for the Nobel Peace Prize.
On the day of the Girl Child, she met
with President Barack Obama and his
family at the white house. Malala said
in a statement after the meeting that
she was honored to meet with the
president, who is himself a recipient of
the Nobel Peace Prize.
“I thanked President Obama for the
United States’ work in supporting
education in Pakistan and Afghanistan
and for Syrian refugees. I also expressed
my concerns that drone attacks are
fueling terrorism. Innocent victims are
killed in these acts, and they lead to
resentment among the Pakistani
people. If we refocus efforts on
education it will make a big impact.”
The president during the meeting,
signed a proclamation to mark the
International Day of the Girl, which
says in part that “on every continent,
there are girls who will go on to
change the world in ways we can only
imagine, if only we allow them the
freedom to dream.”
Malala has just had her memoir titled
“I am Malala” published last week, and
is using it to raise money towards a
global fund for girl education.
gunshot survivor, Malala at the
White House on The International
Day of the Girl Child
Look at the smiles on Michelle and
Malia Obama's faces as they look at
Malala with the president. Malala
Yousafzai is a 16-year-old advocate for
girls’ education and for that, she was
targeted by the Taliban when she was
14. The taliban shot her in the head in
an assassination attempt but Malala
survived and was recently nominated
for the Nobel Peace Prize.
On the day of the Girl Child, she met
with President Barack Obama and his
family at the white house. Malala said
in a statement after the meeting that
she was honored to meet with the
president, who is himself a recipient of
the Nobel Peace Prize.
“I thanked President Obama for the
United States’ work in supporting
education in Pakistan and Afghanistan
and for Syrian refugees. I also expressed
my concerns that drone attacks are
fueling terrorism. Innocent victims are
killed in these acts, and they lead to
resentment among the Pakistani
people. If we refocus efforts on
education it will make a big impact.”
The president during the meeting,
signed a proclamation to mark the
International Day of the Girl, which
says in part that “on every continent,
there are girls who will go on to
change the world in ways we can only
imagine, if only we allow them the
freedom to dream.”
Malala has just had her memoir titled
“I am Malala” published last week, and
is using it to raise money towards a
global fund for girl education.
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