Malala Yousafzai, the 16-year-old indefatigable advocate who was shot in the head by the Taliban, delivered a stirring speech at the United Nations on Friday–-a message that will pave the way for her continued fight to ensure that every child is given the opportunity to learn, the Huffington Post reports. The budding activist focused her talk on the power of education, playing particularly close attention to the needs of women and girls –- the ones who are “suffering the most.”
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