It’s hard to not get discouraged at a time when women are still fighting for the right to control their bodies, same-sex relations are criminalized in 76 countries, rape culture […]
Tag: Malala Yousafzai
13 Favorite Feminist Quotes of 2013
Here are quotes from celebrated women in 2013 that made us glow with feminist pride! It’s been a year of both triumphs and defeats for women worldwide, but one thing […]
24 Years On: Never Forgetting the Montreal Massacre
I live with 14 women I have never met. Each holiday season, I grade final exams, choose my Christmas tree, shovel my driveway and wrap my gifts, all the while […]
Malala Yousafzai Addresses the United Nations
Malala Yousafzai, who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban last year, turned 16 and celebrated her birthday by demanding that world leaders protect the right to education and […]
Malala Yousafzai Goes Back to School
Yesterday, marked the triumphant return of Malala Yousafzai to school for the first time since her attempted assassination last October. Malala, 15, has made an almost miraculous recovery from being […]
The Amazing Malala Makes First Video Statement
Malala Yousafzai, the fearless 15-year-old girl from the Swat region of Pakistan who was shot in the head by the Taliban, released her video statement.
“Girl Rising” and Worldwide Girls’ Education
“Girl Rising” follows the lives of nine girls from developing countries, explaining how better access to education would transform their lives.
Who Do You Think Is “Person of the Year?”
It’s that time of year again: On Monday, TIME published its list of nominees for 2012’s Person of the Year. This annual designation recognizes a person or group that has […]
Good News: Malala Can Stand—and Write!
She’s not out of the woods yet–her bullet wound remains infected and surgery lies ahead to repair her skull–but “Miracle Malala” Yousufzai is awake and making strides in her recovery […]
Malala Yousufzai: A Girl and a Country
In 2007 when the Tehrik-e-Taliban forces marched into the town of Swat, the rest of Pakistan watched, aghast and unbelieving. The town was very popular as a tourist destination, its […]