‘Shot for Going to School’: BBC Documentary Looks at Life of Malala Yousafzai
A new BBC documentary follows up on the case of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban. Reporter Nel Hedayat traveled to Pakistan for the BBC to find out what has happened since Malala was shot and investigate just how widespread violence directed towards schoolgirls is. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the reporter.
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