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Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act

The United States recently passed the Malala Yousafzai Act for Pakistani Women. What are the Key Features of the Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act? The Act requires the United...

January 4, 2021

July 12: Malala Day

On July 12, the United Nations observed Malala Day in order to honour the rights of women and children all over the world. Malala is a Pakistani activist....

July 13, 2020

Teen Climate activist Greta Thunberg wins Amnesty prize

The 16-year old climate activist, Greta Thunberg of Sweden won Amnesty International’s ‘Ambassador of Conscience’ Award 2019 for mobilising world public opinion global warming. About Greta Thunberg She...

June 8, 2019

Chhaya Sharma wins 2019 McCain Institute Award for Courage and Leadership

IPS officer Chhaya Sharma, who led the investigation team of the infamous Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, has been awarded the 2019 McCain Institute Award for Courage and...

May 13, 2019

Greta Thunberg nominated for 2019 Nobel Peace Prize

Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish environmental activist, has been nominated for 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts in climate activism and fighting global warming. Ms. Thunberg is...

March 15, 2019

Malala Yousafzai authors ‘We are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around World’

The book titled ‘We are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World’ has been authored by Malala Yousafzai, the Nobel Peace Prize winner and...

January 11, 2019

Harvard University selects Malala Yousafzai for 2018 Gleitsman Award for promoting girls’ education

Harvard University (US) has selected Nobel Prize Winner Malala Yousafzai (20) for its 2018 Gleitsman Award in recognition of her work promoting girls’ education. She will be presented...

November 1, 2018

Malala Yousafzai to be honoured by Harvard University for her work promoting girls’ education

Nobel Prize Winner Malala Yousafzai will be honoured by Harvard University for her work promoting girls’ education. The award will be conferred with the 2018 Gleitsman Award at...

October 31, 2018

Asma Jahangir posthumously awarded 2018 UN Human Rights Prize

Asma Jahangir, Pakistan’s human rights activist and lawyer, has been posthumously awarded the 2018 UN Human Rights Prize along with three other winners. The other winners of the...

October 27, 2018

Malala Yousafzai made youngest UN Messenger of Peace

United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres has bestowed the highest honour UN Messenger of Peace upon Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai. She was described as a...

April 11, 2017

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