Malala Yousafzai: Ziauddin Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai Dept: New pictures of the teenager reading cards from well-wishers were made public this week, ahead of a Global Day of Action in Malala's name set for Saturday. The day is aimed at raising awareness about Malala's story, and the plight of millions of children who are unable to access education worldwide, according to CBC. "Malala is recovering well and wants me to tell you she has been inspired and humbled by the thousands of cards, messages and gifts that she has received," he said. Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai talks to her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, as she recuperates at the The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham/Reuters Malala Yousafzai, the teenage education activist who was shot by the Taliban last month, is recovering well and is "inspired and humbled" by the support that has poured in since she was attacked on a schoolbus in Pakistan a month ago, her father says. Malala's father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, expressed thanks to all "peace-loving well-wishers" who have shown support for his daughter, who is being treated at a hospital in the U.K. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.