Malala hopes peace prize will inspire other girls

Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai yesterday offered hope that her prize will inspire young girls around the world to fight for their rights — and to step forward to lead.

The 17-year-old girl shot by the Taliban in Pakistan in October 2012 for asserting her right to an education told The Associated Press that the time is now for women to proclaim their rights and that “change is coming”.

“I feel that it’s not just me receiving the award,” Malala said. “It’s all these girls, this young generation, they have been working so hard, and it’s their voice I would be raising in my speech today,” she said.