Madonna dedicates song to Malala

Madonna told audience the incident made her cry.

Pop star Madonna, who has voiced her political and social views through the MDNA tour, most recently took on the Taliban when she dedicated a song to Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old who was targeted by the militant group, reports aol.com.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Madonna told her audience that the incident made her cry.

"The 14-year-old schoolgirl who wrote a blog about going to school. The Taliban stopped her bus and shot her. Do you realize how sick that is?" she said and shouted: "Support education! Support women!”.

Later, Madonna performed an onstage striptease to reveal “Malala” stenciled across her back and saying “this song is for you, Malala”, she began singing Human Nature.

Malala remains on the ventilator with specialists saying the following 36 to 48 hours were critical for her.

Madonna has previously shown her support for US President Barack Obama and Russian punk band Pussy Riot during performances of the MDNA tour.