Malala to Become the Youngest Person to Address Canadian Parliament

Canada prime minister has announced that Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, will address the country՚s Parliament. Yousafzai will also receive honorary Canadian citizenship during the visit, which was bestowed upon her in 2014.

Nobel Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai

Highlights

  • She would become the sixth person granted honorary Canadian citizenship. The others are
    • Raoul Wallenberg
    • Nelson Mandela
    • Dalai Lama
    • Aung San Suu Kyi
    • Aga Khan
  • She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.
  • Targeted for her advocacy for women՚s education at the age of 15.
  • She was shot in the head by Taliban militants while returning from school.
  • The youngest person to address the Canadian Parliament and it would be a historic moment he further added.
  • She has since become an international spokesperson for girls education and the rights of women and girls.
  • She was the target of Taliban assassins after she became an outspoken advocate for her right to attend class.
  • Justin Trudeau the 19-year-old Pakistani activist will become the youngest person to address the body when she visits April 12.

Continuing Activism of Malala Yousafzai

  • Representation
    • Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arranged for Yousafzai appearance before the United Nations in July 2013.
  • Malala Day
    • At her 16th birthday, she spoke at the UN to call for worldwide access to education.
  • Nobel Peace Prize
    • She announced as the co-recipient of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for her struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.
  • School for Syrian refugee girls
    • She opened a school in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, near the Syrian border, for Syrian refugees.

Examrace Team at Aug 26, 2021