Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Video - Nobel Prize For Malala 'An Honor For Pakistan'

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager who was shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating the right of girls to an education, has won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, together with Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian children's rights activist. Residents of her home town of Mingora, in Pakistan's Swat district, told RFE/RL that the prize is an honor for the region and for all of Pakistan. In Peshawar, also in northwest Pakistan, civil society representatives celebrated the announcement with music and dancing.

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