Saturday 28 September 2013

Pakistani girl shot by Taliban honored at Harvard

foxnews.com - CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A Pakistani girl who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban is being honored as Harvard University's humanitarian of the year.Malala Yousafzai (mah-LAH'-lah YOO'-suhf-zeye) is an outspoken proponent for girls' education. She was at Harvard on Friday to accept the 2013 Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award.Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust says she was pleased to welcome Malala because of their shared interest in education.

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