Let Us Stand Together Whatever Our Differences

Here is an email that I received this week from the Malala Fund  which supports the work of Malala Yousafzai.  I liked Malala's response to recent world events and thought I'd share them with you in her own words: "As we look around the world today and see so much fear and uncertainty, many wonder what this means for the most vulnerable among us. What this means for girls denied an education and a better future by poverty, war and discrimination. The girls we serve have never asked for our pity or fear — they don’t want it. They want the world to know they are strong and ambitious. They have high expectations of themselves — and of leaders whose decisions affect their lives. So let us not be afraid. Let’s stand up and move forward. In the face of fear and hate, I do what my mother taught me: be patient, persevere and always speak the truth. To those who have asked for my thoughts on turbulent elections, divisive referendums and the isolation so many feel, I say this: I am just a committed and even stubborn person who wants to see every child go to school, every woman have equal rights to men and peace in every corner of the world. There is not a lot I can do alone. But together we can keep fighting, believing and working for a world where all girls can learn for 12 years and lead without fear. For all who believe as I do and most of all, for refugees and girls fighting for their right to go to school, Malala Fund will be here — today, tomo‌rrow and as long as it takes for every girl to get the education she deserves. So let us stand together, whatever our differences. Our sisters need our support, now more than ever."