Shot by Taliban, final surgeries for Malala, the Pakistani teen activist successful
Skull repaired, along with implants to restore hearing
She was almost killed by the Taliban in her native Pakistan for daring to speak out for education for females. Fifteen-year-old Malala Yousufzai is reported to be in stable condition at a British hospital after undergoing surgeries to repair her skull and help her hearing, officials said.
Malala was in a school van on October 9 when the gunmen stopped the vehicle and shot her at point-blank range and was flown to a hospital in the United Kingdom six days later.
After grueling five-hour surgeries this past weekend, it was all part of a long road back to recovery for Malala. She was shot in the head and neck by Taliban gunmen last October for writing a BlogSpot promoting education for Pakistani girls and women.
Doctors said last week, doctors said that they would use a titanium plate to cover an opening in her skull, and give her a cochlear implant to partially restore hearing in her left ear.
The plate was deemed necessary to replace a section of her skull, about the size of a hand. Doctors removed the bone in order to relieve swelling after the shooting. The inner ear implant in addition, will restore some function to her damaged ear, doctors said.
Becoming an international symbol of courage and women's education, Malala paid a very high price for her crusade about girls going to school. Blogging fearlessly about girls' education, she accused her local chapter of the Taliban of thriving upon ignorance. The Taliban forbids girls in schools and have threatened to kill anyone who defies them.
Malala was in a school van on October 9 when the gunmen stopped the vehicle and shot her at point-blank range and was flown to a hospital in the United Kingdom six days later.
Doctors there discharged her last month, and she has been recovering with her family at a temporary home nearby. Her father, an educator in Pakistan, is now employed at the Pakistani Consulate in Birmingham, England. Officials said Malala would remain hospitalized until she is well enough to be discharged.
© 2013, Distributed by NEWS CONSORTIUM.
- - -
Pope Benedict XVI's Prayer Intentions for January 2013
General Intention: The Faith of Christians. That in this Year of Faith Christians may deepen their knowledge of the mystery of Christ and witness joyfully to the gift of faith in him.
Missionary Intention: Middle Eastern Christians. That the Christian communities of the Middle East, often discriminated against, may receive from the Holy Spirit the strength of fidelity and perseverance.
Keywords: Malala Yousufzai, Pakistan, education, shooting, United Kingdom, surgeries
NEWSLETTERS »
Rate This Article
1 - 1 of 1 Comments
Leave a Comment
More Europe News
- 'World's oldest profession' suffers downturn in U.K.; food, mortgage more important than sex
- Businesses, not employees to foot 75 percent tax increase in France
- Undeterred by terrorists, mother and daughter comfort dying British soldier in London
- Flight diverted above United Kingdom after two passengers make bomb threats
- Priest Tells of Being Whipped by the Devil in the Land of Missions
- Pope Francis Calls Italian Bishops to a Renewed Pastoral Vision
- Evil Face of Jihad in London Suburb: Muslim Attackers Hack a Young Soldier to Death and Behead Him
- British soldier hacked to death in brazen attack by Islamic terrorists, stopped by prayerful, courageous women
- Pope Francis: To Evangelize, We Must Be Open to the Action of the Spirit of God
Featured News
- Fr. Paul Schenck: Finding Living Faith on Catechetical Sunday
- The Movie Yellow: Incest as 'Normal' and Cassavates's Slides Into the World of Woes
- The Chicago School Teachers Strike Reveals the Need For School Choice
- The Sexual Barbarians and the Dissolution of Culture
- The Happy Priest Challenges Us to Ask: Who is Jesus to Me?
- Michael Coren on Canadian Public Schools: Teachers, leave those kids alone
- We Cannot Ignore Our Consciences: Cardinal Dolan On Religious Liberty
- In the Face of Danger, Successor of Peter Travels to Lebanon as a Messenger of Peace
- Reflections on the Dignity and Vocation of Women: Who or What?
Most Popular
Pope Francis says atheists can do good and go to heaven too! Read More
There's the problem! Americans are out of touch with scientific consensus on climate change Read More
Culture of Corruption: Why Obama's misuse of Marines is wrong Read More
Bill Donohue, Catholic League, Disclose Fight with the IRS, Demonstrate Courage Read More
Receiving the Eucharist: I Have Decided to Kneel For Jesus Read More
Daily Readings
Reading 1, Sirach 6:5-17
A kindly turn of speech attracts new friends, a courteous ... Read More
Psalm, Psalms 119:12, 16, 18, 27, 34, 35
Blessed are you, Yahweh, teach me your will! Read More
Gospel, Mark 10:1-12
After leaving there, he came into the territory of Judaea and ... Read More
Saint of the Day
St. David I of Scotland
May 24: David, the youngest son of Scotland’s virtuous queen, (Saint) ... Read More
Latest Videos
Reign of Love - 2 Pillars #36 View Video
Rottweiler Puppies in a Easter Basket View Video
Pope Francis to Italian bishops: Bring hope! View Video
Italy, Vatican, Basilica of Saint Peter View Video
Pope calls on Italian bishops to reduce the high number of dioceses in the country View Video
Marketplace
Gathering the Wind: What the Bible Says About God, the Weather and Climate Change Read More
Benedictus
Created expressly to celebrate the ordination of Pope Benedict XVI. ... Read More




Print















Subscribe to AfPak Mission
http://www.youtube.com/user/AfpakMission
- the channel that loves Malala, hates the Taliban and plans to beat 'em!
Offering videos and links to inform the West's mission to help free the people of Afghanistan, Pakistan and the rest of the world from the terrorism of the Taliban and other jihadi Islamo-fascist terrorist enemies by achieving a final, total victory over the enemy by the adoption and execution of a competent military strategy to crush the enemy utterly and thereby to win the war on terror and not ever to contemplate peace negotiations with the enemy Taliban nor with any of their state-sponsors.
If you would like to beat the enemy Taliban then this AfPak Mission channel is the channel for you.
Please watch the videos in the featured Playlists, especially the uploaded videos and the two videos in the Secret Pakistan playlist.
Visit the channel links
to Twitter, where you can follow AfPak Mission
http://twitter.com/AfPakMission
and to the AfPak military strategy blog posts.
http://peterdow.wordpress.com/2012/07/29/afghanistan-pakistan-afpak-military-strategy-and-the-war-on-terror-15-2/