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Bring Back Our Girls

Updated 6:24 AM EDT, Wed October 22, 2014
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Weeks after the April 14 kidnapping of more than 200 Nigerian girls, worried families and supporters blamed the government for not doing enough to find them. Their cries spread worldwide on social media under the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls. From regular people to celebrities, here are some of the people participating in the movement.
'Bring Back Our Girls!' —
Weeks after the April 14 kidnapping of more than 200 Nigerian girls, worried families and supporters blamed the government for not doing enough to find them. Their cries spread worldwide on social media under the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls. From regular people to celebrities, here are some of the people participating in the movement.
Courtesy Corrie Mwende
First Lady Michelle Obama <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FFLOTUS%2Fstatus%2F464148654354628608%2Fphoto%2F1" target="_blank" target="_blank">tweeted this picture</a> of herself holding a #BringBackOurGirls sign in support of the schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram in Nigeria.
'Bring Back Our Girls!' —
First Lady Michelle Obama tweeted this picture of herself holding a #BringBackOurGirls sign in support of the schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram in Nigeria.
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"We hear it like it's not happening in our region so it doesn't concern us but that's not right," says <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1126947">Milliscent Maduagwu</a> from Port Harcourt, Nigeria. "This fight on terrorism is not just the Commander in Chief's and the army, but ours as well!"
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"We hear it like it's not happening in our region so it doesn't concern us but that's not right," says Milliscent Maduagwu from Port Harcourt, Nigeria. "This fight on terrorism is not just the Commander in Chief's and the army, but ours as well!"
Courtesy Milliscent Maduagwu
"These girls could have been my sisters or worst still my daughter," says <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1126655">Emmanuel Oleabhiele</a> from Doha, Qatar. "My daughter is 6 months old and I fear for her future as a Nigerian."
'Bring Back Our Girls!' —
"These girls could have been my sisters or worst still my daughter," says Emmanuel Oleabhiele from Doha, Qatar. "My daughter is 6 months old and I fear for her future as a Nigerian."
Courtesy Emmanuel Oleabhiele
Malala Yousafzai, the world's most famous advocate for girls' right to education, says that "girls in Nigeria are my sisters." <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FMalalaFund%2Fstatus%2F462708353945194496%2Fphoto%2F1" target="_blank" target="_blank">This photo</a> was posted to the @MalalaFund Twitter account on May 6.
'Bring Back Our Girls!' —
Malala Yousafzai, the world's most famous advocate for girls' right to education, says that "girls in Nigeria are my sisters." This photo was posted to the @MalalaFund Twitter account on May 6.
Malala Yousafzai/Twitter
<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1127162">Ify Elueze</a> of Bonn, Germany, asks, "How can the world sit and watch?! It is no longer just the responsibility of the Nigerian government, now it is your responsibility and mine!"
'Bring Back Our Girls!' —
Ify Elueze of Bonn, Germany, asks, "How can the world sit and watch?! It is no longer just the responsibility of the Nigerian government, now it is your responsibility and mine!"
Courtesy Ify Elueze
British supermodel Cara Delevingne posted this photo on her <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Finstagram.com%2Fp%2FnvWQAHjKOW%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Instagram account</a> saying, "Everyone help and raise awareness #regram #repost or make your own!"
'Bring Back Our Girls!' —
British supermodel Cara Delevingne posted this photo on her Instagram account saying, "Everyone help and raise awareness #regram #repost or make your own!"
Cara Delevingne/Instagram
"Government should  stop playing politics with our sister[s]," says Nigerian <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1128643">Dauda Kaks</a>.
'Bring Back Our Girls!' —
"Government should stop playing politics with our sister[s]," says Nigerian Dauda Kaks.
Courtesy Dauda Kaks
American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys posted this photo on her <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Finstagram.com%2Fp%2FntsQUjwFsx%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Instagram account</a> with this message: "I'm so saddened and enraged that these girls are not back where they belong! Safe at home and at school! Safe with their families! Safe to become the incredible leaders and powerful voices they are yet to be."
'Bring Back Our Girls!' —
American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys posted this photo on her Instagram account with this message: "I'm so saddened and enraged that these girls are not back where they belong! Safe at home and at school! Safe with their families! Safe to become the incredible leaders and powerful voices they are yet to be."
Alicia Keys/Instagram
"You are most likely thinking to yourself, 'What's the point in posting another picture or status to speak about this issue?,"' says <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1127089">Uchenna Mildred Udeh</a> from St. John, New Brunswick. "I can tell you this: it will. Do not underestimate the power of  your voice. We have to make this personal."
'Bring Back Our Girls!' —
"You are most likely thinking to yourself, 'What's the point in posting another picture or status to speak about this issue?,"' says Uchenna Mildred Udeh from St. John, New Brunswick. "I can tell you this: it will. Do not underestimate the power of your voice. We have to make this personal."
Courtesy Uchenna Mildred Udeh
British singer-songwriter Leona Lewis took a stand to #BringBackOurGirls on her <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fleonalewismusic%2Fstatus%2F464186423311351808" target="_blank" target="_blank">Twitter account</a> on May 7.
'Bring Back Our Girls!' —
British singer-songwriter Leona Lewis took a stand to #BringBackOurGirls on her Twitter account on May 7.
Leona Lewis/Instagram
"I think it's high time we all start praying for Nigeria and stop complaining," says <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fireport.cnn.com%2Fdocs%2FDOC-1127272">Lotanna Ugwu</a> from Abuja, Nigeria. "It's only God that can touch the hearts of those who kidnapped the young girls."
'Bring Back Our Girls!' —
"I think it's high time we all start praying for Nigeria and stop complaining," says Lotanna Ugwu from Abuja, Nigeria. "It's only God that can touch the hearts of those who kidnapped the young girls."
Courtesy Lotanna Ugwu
Singer Steven Tyler posted this image on both his <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FIamStevenT%2Fstatus%2F465203542806896640%2Fphoto%2F1" target="_blank" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Finstagram.com%2Fp%2Fn08KtOhnYU%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Instagram</a> accounts alonth with the hashtag #RealMenDontBuyGirls.
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Singer Steven Tyler posted this image on both his Twitter and Instagram accounts alonth with the hashtag #RealMenDontBuyGirls.
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