Malala invokes Gandhi in her UN speech

July 13, 2013 11:40

Pakistani teen activist Malala Yousafzai, in her first public speech at the UN since being shot in the head by the Taliban, has said she is inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's path of non-violence.

Malala invoked Gandhi and other global advocates of non-violence, stressing that, "I am not against anyone, neither am I here to speak in terms of personal revenge against the Taliban, or any other terrorist group."

"I am here to speak about the right of education for every child," Malala said in an impassioned address to the UN Youth Assembly.

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