Queen Elizabeth Hospital, via Associated PressThis undated photo released by Queen Elizabeth Hospital shows Malala Yousafzai, as she continues her recovery in Birmingham, England.The 15-year-old Pakistani girl who was shot in the head by a Taliban attacker because of her activism for girls education has been photographed reading from her hospital bed in England, where she is being treated.
The teenager, Malala Yousafzai, was shot while riding in a school bus on Oct. 9 in the Swat Valley in her home country, after she had become a symbol of resistance against the Taliban by advocati ng access to education for girls. She was later flown to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in the Midlands city of Birmingham on Oct. 15, where her family later joined her. Her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, later said she was recovering at an “encouraging speed.â€
Her recovery continued to be followed on Twitter with widespread interest, and online petitions and international events have been initiated in support.
Latest pic of #Malala shows her with a Book. Enough to scare the Taliban more. http://t.co/pceEwSlp
- Abdul Wadud Aman (@AmanWadud) 9 Nov 12
#UN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon announced that November 10 2012 will be celebrated as #Malala Day
- Aseefa B Zardari (@AseefaBZ) 9 Nov 12
More than 90,000 names had been added to an online petition to nominate Ms. Yousafzai for the Nobel Peace Prize, a movement started by a man living in Canada, Tarek Fatah, who identifies himself on Twitter as an Indian born in Pakistan. Mr. Fatah is a co-founder of the liberal Muslim Canadian Congress.
‘Your amazing support has saved my life': Shot schoolgirl Malala thanks well-wishers for cards and presents http://t.co/hxAJNKCJ
- Tarek Fatah (@TarekFatah) 9 Nov 12
Another online petition has circulated on the Web site of the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, Gordon Brown, the former prime minister of the United Kingdom, is calling on Pakistan to agree on a plan to deliver education for every child; for discrimination against girls to be made illegal in all countries; and for international organizations to ensure that the 61 million children who are not in school worldwide are provided an education by the end of 2015.
The United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, said Mr. Brown's petition will be delivered on S aturday, the day designated by the United Nations as the day of a global support campaign for her.
