This needs to be on the front page. The Pakistani Taliban have openly taken credit for stopping her bus, walking on and shooting her in the head. They are proud that they attempted to murder a 14 year old girl for promoting the idea that girls should attend school.

Moving this video to grinter's personal queue. It failed to receive enough votes to get sifted up to the front page within 2 days.

maybe if I throw some points at this a one or two more people will see it.
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Self promoting this video and sending it back into the queue for one more try; last queued - promote requested by original submitter grinter.

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Double-Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Tuesday, October 9th, 2012 6:12pm PDT - doublepromote requested by Zonbie.

Wow, that is too sad. I watched the clip before reading the comments or description. I was wondering what might have come of her and her family. Fucking barbarians.

This is a war of ideals. No surprise that they see educated women as a threat then. I think its more than just their medieval religious teachings, I think its about keeping their boots firmly pressed against the necks of population. Heres hoping enough get free to change things in the future.

I understand she is still on respiration and may be starting to breathe on her own. No idea of the extent or event of brain damage. She talked often of martyrdom, but always thought it would be her father who died, as he ran a girl's school.
*Edit - I learned of this from an interview from the narrator today. The central square is known as "slaughter square".

>> ^oOPonyOo:

I understand she is still on respiration and may be starting to breathe on her own. No idea of the extent or event of brain damage. She talked often of martyrdom, but always thought it would be her father who died, as he ran the girls school.


Yes it's both striking and disturbing, especially in the full version of the documentary, to hear her father talking of the risks that he is facing. They don't talk as much about the possibility of violence directed towards Malala. The first time I saw this, I wondered about the ethics surrounding the risks this man is bringing to his family, especially though encouraging his daughter to speak out. In later speeches though, it was pretty clear that this girl was not being pushed, that there was a fire inside of her. ..and she, even as a young girl, knew the risks of what she was doing, on a level that I will never be able to.
It's the sort of bravery that deserves admiration. Damn, I hope she pulls through, and recovers well. There are already too many martyrs; the world needs voices like Malala's.

Feb, 2013
She's getting better, and is still brave:
http://youtu.be/4ZVvaSVnYOg
http://youtu.be/YGLKqd89BaA

Malala Yousafzai Speaks at UN - Demands Education for All has been added as a related post - related requested by grinter on that post.