All Eyes on Malala Yousafzai on Second International Day of the Girl

The calendar is filled with annual celebrations declared by the U.N. to spread awareness for some of the planet's most difficult problems. This year's second annual International Day of the Girl is successfully generating buzz and igniting advocates in all the right places.

At the center of discussions during this year's International Day of the Girl is Malala Yousafzai, the 16-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl who began blogging anonymously for the BBC when she was just 11. One year ago Wednesday, the Taliban shot Yousafzai, and she released her memoir, I Am Malala, this week on the anniversary of her attack. She was nominated, but did not win, this year's Nobel Peace Prize Read more...