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"  Today is Malala Yousafzai&amp;#039;s 16th birthday\u2014and to celebrate, the Pakistani teen who was shot in the head by the Taliban last year for her publicly supporting education for girls, is having a real, legit Super Sweet 16, speaking at the U.N. about her message of peace and free education for all children. &amp;quot;I speak not for myself but for those without voice ... those who have fought for their rights\u2014their right to live in peace, their right to be treated with dignity, their right to equality of opportunity, their right to be educated,&amp;quot; she said. (Watch her speech below\u2014and just try not to cry.) As for being shot, Malala had this to say: &amp;quot;Nothing changed in my life except this\u2014weakness, fear and hopelessness died.&amp;quot; Talk about inspirational, huh? Luckily, her memoir, I Am Malala, published by Little, Brown, comes out this fall, so we can continue being motivated by this incredible young woman. Happy Birthday, Malala.      Want more from Natasha? Follow her on Twitter or find her on Facebook.  Photo: Getty Images "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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