Malala Yousafzai Speaks To the UN Youth Assembly

 In an earlier post, I described Malal Yousafzai, a 16 year old Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban as a punishment for seeking an education. This past summer, the activist spoke to the United Nations Youth Assembly to encourage all children and women to fight for equal opportunity and treatment.
 Yousafzai described that she is only one of millions of people injured be terrorist groups. She also stated that her ambitions have not been altered and that the Taliban has failed to keep her and her friends silent.
  The speech was inspirational to me. As an American-born man, I cannot imagine what it is like to be a woman in a country with  extremists who are against the advancement of women's education and equality. I hope that her story, as well as the success of Fawzia Koofi, (Afghan politician and woman's rights activist) can inspire even more people, including those outside the mid-east, to become involved in advancements towards equality. Malala Yousafzai's speech is posted below, taken from the United Nation's YouTube account.