I do not even hate the Talib who shot me: Malala at UN

Malala Yousafzai,the Pakistani teenager shot by the Taliban for promoting education for girls,celebrated her 16th birthday Friday by demanding,in her first public speech since the attack,that world leaders provide free compulsory schooling for every child.

Malala Yousafzai,the Pakistani teenager shot by the Taliban for promoting education for girls,celebrated her 16th birthday Friday by demanding,in her first public speech since the attack,that world leaders provide free compulsory schooling for every child.

In an impassioned address from the podium at the United Nations to more than 1,000 youth leaders from over 100 countries,Malala called for a global struggle against illiteracy,poverty and terrorism.

Let us pick up our books and our pens. They are our most powerful weapons, she said.

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Malala called herself just one of thousands of victims of the Taliban and said the bullet that hit her last October,which the extremists thought would silence her,had not dimmed her ambitions to promote peace,education and prosperity.

Malala invoked Mahatma Gandhi and other global advocates of non-violence stressing that Im not against anyone,neither am I here to speak in terms of personal revenge against the Taliban,or any other terrorist group.

I want education for the sons and daughters of all the Taliban and all the terrorists and extremists. I do not even hate the Talib who shot me.

The UN designated July 12 Malala Day,and there were cheers,standing ovations and a round of Happy Birthday for her.

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She said Malala Day is not my day. Today is for every woman,every boy and every girl who have raised their voice for their rights.

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