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Malala Yousafzai made an honorary Canadian citizen Empty Malala Yousafzai made an honorary Canadian citizen

Post by Seva Lamberdar Thu Apr 13, 2017 1:44 pm

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Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai  with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Toronto, Canada - Pakistani education activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has become only the sixth person, and the youngest, to receive honorary Canadian citizenship.

Canada bestowed the title on Yousafzai, 19, during a ceremony in Ottawa on Wednesday.

"I'm humbled to accept honorary citizenship of your country," she said in the House of Commons, where she received several standing ovations from parliamentarians and members of the public that packed the gallery.

"While I will always be a proud Pashtun and a proud citizen of Pakistan, I'm grateful to be an honorary member of your nation of heroes," Yousafzai said. .................

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/04/malala-yousafzai-honorary-canadian-citizen-170412173952908.html
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