International Day of the Girl Child
![A young Muslim girl walks with a copy of the holy Quran on International Day of the Girl Child in New Delhi, India, October 11, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8E6D886D-1A64-4C22-8FF6-6BCCB4E18A50_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A young Muslim girl walks with a copy of the holy Quran on International Day of the Girl Child in New Delhi, India, October 11, 2012.
![A young Muslim girl adjusts her scarf as she descends the staircase of the Jama Masjid on International Day of the Girl Child in New Delhi, India, October 11, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/C9A498E1-C83F-4F67-8478-84FA35EB98E0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A young Muslim girl adjusts her scarf as she descends the staircase of the Jama Masjid on International Day of the Girl Child in New Delhi, India, October 11, 2012.
![An unidentified girl sells soft drinks at a bus park, on the first International Day of the Girl Child, in Lagos, Nigeria, October 11, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5E389C65-DF4A-4798-98CA-C46EE4B68F5D_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An unidentified girl sells soft drinks at a bus park, on the first International Day of the Girl Child, in Lagos, Nigeria, October 11, 2012.
![Yemeni girls attend school on the first International Day of the Girl Child, in Sanaa, Yemen, October 11, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/F27769F9-6A77-4760-8028-C7D675633A7C_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Yemeni girls attend school on the first International Day of the Girl Child, in Sanaa, Yemen, October 11, 2012.