Category archive: Honour killings

Books, pens, and a strong will are the most powerful weapons when it comes to winning the global literacy battle

  “Our books and our pens are the most powerful weapons,” says Malala Yousafza. After I listened to 16-year-old education campaigner Malala Yousafzai’s speech at the United Nations in New York today (July 12, 2013), I could not help thinking about the Shafia girls and women, who were victims of a mass honour killing in…