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Post by Idéfix Thu Oct 11, 2012 3:40 pm

Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani schoolgirl, was shot in the head by the Taliban because she spoke out for women's right to an education.

Here is Malala's blog that brought her into prominence as an eleven-year old: Diary of a Pakistani schoolgirl, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7834402.stm

More background and news about her and her family:
http://www.npr.org/2012/10/11/162724290/a-shooting-foreshadowed-by-taliban-threats
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