A sweet 16 birthday like no other.<br/> <br />Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani school girl shot by the Taliban for advocating education for girls, marked her 16th birthday on Friday with a speech at the United Nations.<br/> <br />She called for free compulsory schooling for all children.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) MALALA YOUSAFZAI, CHILDREN'S EDUCATION ADVOCATE, SAYING:<br/> <br />"The terrorists thought that they would change my aims and stop my ambitions but nothing changed in my life, except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born."<br/> <br />It was her first speech since her attackers shot her in the head while she was leaving school in October.<br/> <br />The U.N. named Friday "Malala Day".<br/> <br />In Islamabad, Hamid Mir, the TV anchor who interviewed Malala before her attack said the brave teenager deserves the acknowledgment.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) ANCHOR OF PRIVATE TELEVISION CHANNEL WHO FIRST INTRODUCED MALALA ON HIS TV SHOW, HAMID MIR, SAYING:<br/> <br />"When
