Malala portrait goes on display in London

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A portrait of Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai went on display at Britain’s National Portrait Gallery in London. The portrait that depicts Malala doing her homework, was painted by British artist Jonathan Yeo. The portrait will later be auctioned for Malala’s charity fund, which promotes girls’ rights to education. Malala, 16, was shot in the head in her native Swat Valley in October 2012. She was flown to Britain for treatment, and currently lives there with her family. Last week, Malala received the 100,000 euro International Children’s Peace Prize. The money is to be invested in girls’ education projects in Pakistan.