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Malala Yousafzai receives Philadelphia Liberty Medal

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Malala Yousafzai receives Philadelphia Liberty Medal

Teenage Nobel laureate joins Nelson Mandela, Thurgood Marshall and Jimmy Carter in winning prestigious honor



  • The medal is given annually at the National Constitution Center to someone who strives to secure freedom for people around the world
  • On Tuesday, Malala Yousafzai asked world leaders to spend money on supporting learning, not wars, and to solve their differences with words
  • In 2012, a Taliban gunman shot Malala in the head because of her vocal support for gender equality and education for girls
  • Malala became the seventh Liberty Medal recipient to also receive the Nobel


A Pakistani teenager awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote girls' education brought her passion for learning to Philadelphia, where she received the Liberty Medal on Tuesday.



In accepting the honor, Malala Yousafzai implored world leaders to spend money on supporting learning, not wars, and to solve their differences with words.



'Education is the best weapon against poverty, ignorance and terrorism,' she said.


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Read more also see the Video from here


Malala Yousafzai receives Philadelphia Liberty Medal | Daily Mail Online
 
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