The Pakistani schoolgirl who survived a Taliban bullet when she spoke out about the oppressive regime said the abducted Nigerian students “are my sisters.”
Malala Yousafzai supports the social media campaign over the abduction of 276 schoolgirls in Nigeria last month.EPA“When I heard about girls in Nigeria being abducted, I felt very sad,” 16-year-old Malala Yousafzai told CNN.
“And I thought that my sisters are in prison now,” added Yousafzai, who was shot in 2012 for bravely challenging restrictions on girls’ educations.
“It’s our responsibility that we take care of each other. So girls in Nigeria are my sisters,” said Yousafzai, who has remained in the UK, where she underwent months of surgery and rehab.
Like Michelle Obama a day earlier, Malala posed for a photo holding a sign reading “#BringBackOurGirls” — the Twitter hashtag that has spread around the world.
