Malala Yousafzai, the youngest ever Nobel Prize Laureate, and her father Ziauddin Yousafzai, the United Nations Special Advisor on Global Education, are the newest citizens and ambassadors of Bethlehem!Â
"I feel very happy that I got the opportunity to see Open Bethlehem and also met the producer and director of the film Leila. The film artistically is moving and powerful.  It  makes you cry.  It speaks for the freedom of people to have the right to  live together no matter what their religion or nationality is.  The film somehow had similarities to my life as well.  My father inspired me to believe in the power of our voice and so did Leila's great father.  I strongly recommend this film, it will not just inform you about the tragedies of Bethlehem but will inspire you, by the courage of Leila and her friends, to believe in yourself and your voice and become part of this movement.  Thank you Leila.  Your film is the voice of the people of Bethlehem and Palestine, whether Muslims or Christians or Jews.  It is voice of the people."Â
