29 Moving Photos Of Women Speaking Out For Wounded Pakistani Girl

    As Malala Yousafzai — the 14-year-old activist shot by the Taliban — recovers, women across the Middle East and South Asia orchestrate overwhelming displays of support.

    Jessica Testa
    by Jessica Testa

    BuzzFeed News Reporter

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    Candlelight vigil organized by Nepalese Youth in Kathmandu Oct. 15.

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    Rally organized by National Students Federation (NSF) in Lahore Oct. 15.

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    Tribute at the Pakistani Embassy in Abu Dhabi Oct. 15.

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    Female supporters of religious political party Sunni Tehreek in Islamabad Oct. 14.

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    Pakistani Christians at the Sacred Heart Cathedral Church in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 14.

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    Supporters of the National Commission of Human Development (NCHD) pray in Karachi Oct. 13.

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    Students pray at a school in Karachi Oct. 13.

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    Pakistani girls in a school in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Oct. 12.

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    Supporters hold candles and pictures of Yousufzai at a school in Lahore Oct. 12.

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    A candlelight vigil in Karachi, Pakistan, on Friday, Oct. 12.

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    Students pray at a school in Peshawar on Oct. 12.

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    Teachers pray for Yousufzai's recovery.

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    Students pray at a school in Mingora, in Swat valley, Oct.12.

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    Students condemn the attack in Peshawar Oct. 11.

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    Pakistani Christians in Lahore, Pakistan, on Oct. 11.

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    Pakistanis protest in Karachi, Pakistan, on Oct. 11.

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    Supporters of Pakistani political party Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in Karachi, Pakistan, on Oct. 10.

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    Pakistani women hold banners in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Oct. 10.

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    Female supporters of a Amin Tehrik rally in Peshawar Oct. 10.