Saturday, July 13, 2013

Sweet Sixteen

"Go on doing with your pen what in other times was done with the sword." Thomas Jefferson (writing to Thomas Paine)

Yesterday was her sixteenth birthday, and she spent it addressing the United Nations. Malala Yousafzai, you may recall, was shot last October for having the audacity to attend school. For her appearance at the UN, she wore her favorite color, pink. She has had surgery and is recovering quite well. Yousafzai received $3 million for a book deal. It will be titled, "I am Malala." Yes, my dear. You certainly are.

Susan

Photograph from Associated Press




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