Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai pointing at a poster advertisement of her documentary, "Stranger at the Gate."

‘There is hope’: Malala Yousafzai promotes tolerance, connection with new documentary

Conflict & Justice

Malala Yousafzai’s new Oscar-nominated documentary, “Stranger at the Gate,” features a former US marine suffering from PTSD who sets out to bomb a mosque in Indiana, but changes his life around after the community embraces him. Yousafzai joins The World’s Marco Werman to discuss the film and her own experiences.

Malala

Malala calls for a ‘state of emergency for education’ in Nigeria

Culture
Supporters of then-Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai attend an election campaign in Kunduz province, northern Afghanistan March 19, 2014. Now president, Ghani and First Lady Rula Ghani are outspoken supporters of women's rights.

‘A city of Malalas’ — Kunduz and why the Taliban targeted its women

Conflict
Teens

What we’re learning about the teenage brain

Science
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai flashes the peace sign from the balcony of the Grand Hotel in Oslo on December 10, 2014.

Malala’s supposed attackers are now in jail, but many say their trial was a fig leaf

Justice
Fantasy mushrooms in many colors

‘Magic’ mushrooms to treat depression? Some researchers think so

Global Scan

Hallucinogenic mushrooms are one potential treatment for depression. Another is hip hop music — it seems the dark lyrics might reach those who feel equally hopeless. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin comes to the rescue of China’s first lady and his gallant act gets erased by Chinese censors. And in Pakistan, a group of schools hold an “I am not Malala” Day. All that and more in today’s Global Scan.

Malala Yousafzai at the UN

Pakistan says it has captured the men who shot Malala in 2012

Global Scan

When Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head two years ago, the Taliban in Pakistan claimed responsibility. On Friday, the Pakistan army said it had caught a gang of 10 men behind the attack. Elsewhere in Pakistan, a new branch of al-Qaeda seems to have bungled its first attack, but wants the press coverage anyway. And a 45-story skyscraper of squatters is being cleared in Venezuela, all in this weekend’s Global Scan.

Malala Yousafzai during trip to Nigeria July 2014

Malala, the girl who survived a Taliban shooting, is in Nigeria to support its kidnapped girls

Conflict & Justice

17-year old Malala Yousafzai was herself a victim of terrorism, when a Taliban hitman tried to kill her for supporting girls’ education in Pakistan. Today, she met with Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan and relatives of the kidnapped girls to add her voice, and pressure, to the call of “bring back our girls.”
17-year old Malala Yousafzai was herself a victim of terrorism, when a Taliban hitman tried to kill her for supporting girls’ education in Pakistan. Today, she met with Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan and relatives of the kidnapped girls to add her voice, and pressure, to the call of “bring back our girls.”

Students at COSAT.

These South African girls are inspired by Malala, even without a Nobel Prize

Development & Education

High school girls in South Africa know of Malala Yousafzai, the 16-year-old advocate of girl’s education in Pakistan, and find her inspiring.

Pakistanis outraged after Taliban try to assassinate outspoken girl, 14

A 14-year-old Pakistani girl has been rallying efforts to improve educational opportunities for women. On Tuesday, her outspokenness nearly cost her her life, after a Taliban gunman shot her and gravely wounded her. Pakistanis across the country have reacted with outrage.