Malala’s uniform to go on display

The Nobel Peace Center in Oslo has obtained a powerful addition to its new “Nobel Peace Prize Exhibition 2014 – Malala and Kailash” opening next week.  The blood-stained school uniform worn by Peace Prize co-winner Malala Yousafzai on the day she was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman will go on display, at the winner’s own request.

The blood-stained uniform worn by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai on the day she was shot by the Taliban will go on display at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo next week. PHOTO: Nobel Peace Center

The blood-stained uniform worn by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai on the day she was shot by the Taliban will go on display at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo next week. “My school uniform is very important to me because when I was going to school I would wear it,” the young Peace Prize winner said in an interview prepared for the exhibition. “The day I was attacked I was wearing this uniform. I was fighting for my right to go school … to get education. Wearing a uniform made me feel that yes, I am a student.

“It is an important part of my life, now I want to show it to children, to people all around the world. This is my right, it is the right of every child, to go to school. This should not be neglected.”

Bente Erichsen, executive director of the Nobel Peace Center, said the uniform had been kept by Malala’s family since her attempted murder in October 2012.