Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan -- will advocate for missing Nigeria's girls kidnapped by Boco Haram

FROM Community dot-Malala dot-org: Malala and her father Ziauddin Yousafzai arrived today to Abuja, Nigeria, to spend her 17th birthday and Monday's Malala Day with those calling for the right of every girl to a safe, quality education. During her trip, she will meet with Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, the Nigerian organizers of the #BringBackOurGirls movement, Nigerian nonprofits working to educate and empower girls, and most importantly, some of the brave escaped schoolgirls themselves and some of the families of girls still held by Boko Haram. Said Malala: "This Malala Day, I have come to Nigeria, to honor the stories of these brave girls who have sacrificed so much to get an education and achieve their dreams. Whether the schoolgirls still held in captivity by Boko Haram, to the school children caught in the crossfire of escalating violence in Gaza and Israel, to the 66 million girls today who can't get the education that is their human right, my birthday wish this year is that we all raise our voices so that those without a voice can be heard. We can be stronger than fear, hatred, violence and poverty. The road to education, peace and equality is long, but we will succeed if we walk it together." Show your support at http://www.malala.org _________ _________ http://community.malala.org/malala-has-arrived-nigeria-for-625371487.html