At UN, emotional appeals for world leaders to protect Afghan girls’ education
United Nations Reuters After pleading with world leaders at the United Nations to protect the education and rights of women in Afghanistan a year after the Taliban took over, Somaya Faruqi, former captain of the Afghan girls robotics team, broke down in tears backstage. “I was in classroom last year, but this year girls are […]
“Girls’ education is a climate solution”: Malala Yousafzai joins climate protest
Stockholm, SwedenReuters The fight against climate change is also a fight for the right to education of girls, millions of whom lose access to schools due to climate-related events, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai told Reuters on Friday. Yousafzai was speaking outside the Swedish parliament where she joined environmental campaigners Greta Thunberg and Vanessa […]
Malala Yousafzai urges world leaders to take urgent action on Afghanistan
Reuters Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai said she was deeply concerned about the situation in Afghanistan, particularly the safety of women and girls, and called on Monday for world leaders to take urgent action. Yousafzai said Biden “has a lot to do” and must “take a bold step” to protect the Afghan people, adding […]
Malala Yousafzai says educate girls to fight climate change
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Keeping girls in school and taking young climate leaders seriously are keys to tackling climate change, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai said on Friday. Speaking to a virtual panel, Malala, 23, said educating girls and young women, particularly in developing countries, would give them a chance to pursue green jobs […]
Malala partners with Apple to produce dramas, comedies, documentaries
New York City, USReuters Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai is expanding her partnership with Apple Inc to produce dramas, children’s series, animation and documentaries that will air on the tech giant’s streaming service, the two said on Monday. Malala, 23, and her new production company Extracurricular join Apple TV+’s growing roster of content creators […]
Pakistan experts: Religiosity fostering rise in militancy
Islamabad, Pakistan AP Militant attacks are on the rise in Pakistan amid a growing religiosity that has brought greater intolerance, prompting one expert to voice concern the country could be overwhelmed by religious extremism. Pakistani authorities are embracing strengthening religious belief among the population to bring the country closer together. But it’s doing just the […]
Malala joins thousands of activists urging leaders to “act faster” on global goals
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai and environmentalist Jane Goodall are among more than 2,000 activists who declared a state of “emergency” for people and the planet on Thursday, in a letter demanding urgent action from world leaders. “We need you to act faster”, read the open letter, addressed to world leaders who in 2015 […]
New board game asks ‘Who’s She?’ to spotlight famous women in history
Thomson Reuters Foundation Did she win a Nobel Prize? Was she an inventor? Did she make a discovery? These are some of the questions that Polish designer Zuzanna Kozerska-Girard wants more children to ask as they learn about famous women while playing her debut board game ‘Who’s She?’. Children’s board game ‘Who’s She?’, created by […]
Failure to educate girls could cost world $US30 trillion a year – report
Thomson Reuters Foundation Failing to let girls finish their education could cost the world as much as $US30 trillion in lost earnings and productivity annually, yet more than 130 million girls are out of school globally, the World Bank said on Wednesday. Women who have completed secondary education are more likely to work and earn […]