International Malala Day – July 12
July 18 , 2019
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- The UN has designated July 12 as International Malala Day in honour of the prominent Pakistani activist for female education - Malala Yousafzai.
- Talibans shot a young Malala in 2012 for her stance on women education.
- She survived and is now a global ambassador for women education.
- She is the youngest recipient of 2014 Nobel Prize for Peace in history winning it at age of 17.
- She shared it along with Kailash Satyarthi, a child’s rights activist from India.
- On July 12, 2013 she made a passionate speech in UN for education of girls.
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