Malala Yousafzai, Michelle Obama, John Legend, Drake and Naomi Campbell Join The #BringBackOurGirls Campaign.

Malala Yousafzai, Michelle Obama, John Legend, Drake and Naomi Campbell Join The #BringBackOurGirls Campaign.

Pakistani schoolgirl who made a heroic recovery after being shot in the head by Taliban because she stood up for education, Malala Yousafzai, American first lady, Michelle Obama, singer John Legend, rapper Drake and British supermodel Naomi Campbell on Wednesday joined millions of Twitter users backing the #BringBackOurGirls campaign for missing Chibok girls. Speaking with CNN, the 16 year old Nobel Peace nominee said "I think they haven’t studied Islam yet, they haven’t studied Quran yet, and they should go and they should learn Islam. Islam means peace. I think that they should think of these girls as their own sisters. How can one imprison his own sisters and treat them in such a bad way?" 

16-Year-Old Pakistani Education Activist, Malala Yousafzai Donates N16.4Million To Nigerian Girls' Education.

16-Year-Old Pakistani Education Activist, Malala Yousafzai Donates N16.4Million To Nigerian Girls' Education.

Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban for championing education for girls, has donated all the proceeds from the sale of a portrait to Nigerian charities focused on education and advocacy for girls and women. The portrait fetched $102,500 (N16.4m) at an auction on Wednesday in New York.

Yousafzai said she was shocked and saddened when she learned that more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls had been kidnapped from their school by the rebel group Boko Haram in an April 15 raid. “I am very concerned about these innocent girls — my sisters — whose only crime was going to school and learnings. I was shocked and saddened when I heard about the abduction of more than 200 girls by terrorists in Nigeria.

“I am very concerned about these innocent girls, my sisters, whose only crime was going to school and learning. I believe it is our duty to stand together in solidarity with their parents, families and relatives. We all have a voice and we must speak up and call on the international community and the government of Nigeria to intervene and bring these girls back to their homes safely. Together we can create a world where no child will be out of school and no student will fear for her or his safety.” the 16-year-old said.

The painting was done in 2013 by leading British artist Jonathan Yeo and shows Malala after she started attending a school in Birmingham, England, where she now lives.