<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Speaking before the United Nations, on her 16th birthday, Malala Yousafzai asks for \u201cfree compulsory education for every child.\u201d Yousafzai was shot last year by the Taliban because of her outspoken belief in education for young girls. The NY Times has a good article <a href=\"http:\/\/thelede.blogs.nytimes.com\/2013\/07\/12\/video-of-malala-yousafzai-at-u-n-calling-on-world-leaders-to-provide-education-to-every-child\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">about the speech here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Yousafzai has been an outspoken critic of the Taliban for several years. 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