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US first lady promotes learning to empower Moroccan girls

MARRAKECH- US first lady Michelle Obama met with Moroccan teenage girls on Tuesday to promote education in the North African kingdom, where only 36 percent of girls continue school beyond the primary level.

 

Actresses Meryl Streep and Indian star Freida Pinto also took part in Obama's encounter with a group of two dozen young women to discuss the challenges facing girls in getting educated. Like the first lady, both women are advocates for girls' education.

 

The first lady's daughters, Sasha and Malia, joined their mother in Marrakech but did not take part in the event.

 


פרסום ראשון: 06.28.16, 20:55