2012-11-02 15:03:56
CRIENGLISH.com Web Editor: Wu You
The fate of Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old Pakistani girl, shot in the head by Taliban simply for persisting in her idea of going to school, has prompted the international community to side with Pakistani government and the country's women to fight for their the opportunity of receiving education. Our panel will pay particular attention to the status of women in Pakistan, where female activists are waging campaigns to push forward women's cause based on the story of Yousafzai. -Haleh Esfandiari, Director of the middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center and Author of My Prison, My Home: One Woman's Story of Captivity in Iran. -Salman Asif, Gender Advisor to the UN Resident Coordinator in Pakistan.
Panel Discussion:
Global Talk: Today's events include global markets moving up on US Confidence, Myanmar approving a crucial foreign investment law, comments from Israel blast the Prime Minister and others hint at compromise, forces in Somalia arresting 400 Islamists supporters, and gunmen in Libya control the nations parliament and much more.
Kunqu Opera Experience the charm of Kunqu Opera, one of the oldest forms of Chinese opera.
Melody over the Pacific A concert marking the 40th Anniversary of Richard Nixon's visit to China.
Traditional Guqin The guqin, a seven-stringed plucked zither, is China's oldest stringed instrument.
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