Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai will visit Canada on April 12 to officially receive the honorary Canadian citizenship bestowed upon her in 2014. I am honoured by Parliament’s invitation and look forward to visiting this great nation of heroes,” said Malala Yousafzai. In October 2014, the Norwegian Nobel Committee selected Malala Yousafzai as a co-recipient of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. On October 21, 2014, the House of Commons unanimously supported bestowing honorary Canadian citizenship upon Yousafzai, to recognise her bravery in the fight for the rights of women and girls to go to school. Malala Yousafzai is one of just six people to receive honorary Canadian citizenship.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 05, 2017 06:33 UTC