Malala strikes a chord in Kildare

Secondary school students in Co Kildare have written a personal letter to Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for championing the cause of female education.

Malala strikes a chord in Kildare

Class 3A in St Mary’s College in Naas have been assured by Amnesty Ireland that their letter will be delivered to Malala, who was recently discharged from a Birmingham hospital where she was treated after being shot in the head and neck by the Taliban over her campaigning for better education for girls in her native country.

The letter was written by the class in CSPE (civil, social and political education) as part of a human rights project.

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