Is it Malala's moment for the Nobel Peace Prize?

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Is it Malala's moment for the Nobel Peace Prize? - CSMonitor.com

The Nobel Peace Prize is tipped to break new ground this year by possibly going to the youngest ever recipient: 16-year-old Malala Yousafzai, who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban.

According to Kristian Harpviken at the Peace Research Institute and historian Asle Sveen, two Norwegian experts on the prize, the Pakistan schoolgirl tops their shortlist of nominees to be named the winner on Friday. Mr. Harpviken believes she deserves the award for being a symbol of girls' rights to education and security and her fight against extremism and oppression.

Malala has been speaking out against the Taliban’s efforts to ban education for girls in the Swat Valley since 2008 at the age of only 11. She had been blogging for BBC Urdu Services and participating in the Institute for War and Peace Reporting’s Open Minds Project until near-fatally shot in the head by the Taliban two years ago tomorrow.

That would make sense to me. I hope she gets it.

 

[Mr. H.]

What an awesome story.

 

[Stephanie]

she has my vote

best thread of the day

 

[Sunni Man]

So now they are giving out Nobel Prizes for making trouble and getting shot?

But I guess that's more then Obama did. .

 

[JakeStarkey]

She is a hero, Sunni Man, for standing up to Muslim male chauvinism.

Tuff dat, my Islamic podjo.

Yes, it is far more than Obama did, and as God to Satan she has done that much more than any martyr.

 

[gallantwarrior]

She deserves the recognition far, far more than Obama. At least she has done something to earn it. All he did was blah-blah-blah about all the wonders he would perform...none of which have occurred. As a matter-of-fact, he's done the opposite. But what the hell, he's the first Kenyan Marxist president of the US...

 

[laughinReaper]

Yes she should. That child did what millions of women enslaved by Islam are afraid to do,demand her rights as a human being. Good for her and I hope she gets it.

 

[novasteve]

She's saying we need to talk with the afghan Taliban

 

[Sunni Man]

The Nobel Prize committee is just a western/european Jew club.

Malala will be their token muslim. .

 

[laughinReaper]

She's saying we need to talk with the afghan Taliban

She probably wants peace. Ahh to be young and Idealistic...

Why are we still in Afghanistan?

 

[JakeStarkey]

The Nobel Prize committee is just a western/european Jew club.

Malala will be their token muslim. .

Well, as much as you, I guess, Sunni Man.

 

[Rozman]

the Nobel Prize committee made a surprising announcement.
They will now award the Prize to people who deserve it.

 

[ScienceRocks]

YES,

She deserves it and has done a great amount to promote freedom.

 

[ScienceRocks]

The Nobel Prize committee is just a western/european Jew club.

Malala will be their token muslim. .

So you don't think woman should get a education and work?

 

[rightwinger]

She deserves it

She is one brave little girl

 

[Stephanie]

the Nobel Prize committee made a surprising announcement.
They will now award the Prize to people who deserve it.

finally, they realized their major screw and how foolish they wound up looking after giving it to the war mongering killing machine, Obama

 

[Sunni Man]

Unlike most people here......I actually know some Afghan people.

They told me that they are not against girls going to school or working under normal conditions. But for the last 30 years the situation in Afghanistan as been far from normal.

They said, in their culture the male has the responsibility to provide for his family; which can include not only his wife and children, but his parents, her parents, plus other relatives.

Girls have no such responsibility.

#1) Since jobs are scarce; the last thing they need is women in the job market taking away jobs from the men.

#2) There are a limited number of schools; so boys should first in line for education opportunities.

Then later after the schools have accommodated the boys and the economy has stabilized with and abundance of job opportunities. There would be no problem sending girls to school and educating them for entrance into the job market. ..

 

[rightwinger]

Unlike most people here......I actually know some Afghan people.

They told me that they are not against girls going to school or working under normal conditions. But for the last 30 years the situation in Afghanistan as been far from normal.

They said, in their culture the male has the responsibility to provide for his family; which can include not only his wife and children, but his parents, her parents, plus other relatives.

Girls have no such responsibility.

#1) Since jobs are scarce; the last thing they need is women in the job market taking away jobs from the men.

#2) There are a limited number of schools; so boys should first in line for education opportunities.

Then later after the schools have accommodated the boys and the economy has stabilized with and abundance of job opportunities. There would be no problem sending girls to school and educating them for entrance into the job market. ..

I see your point

Makes throwing acid in little girls faces understandable

 

[NoNukes]

Unlike most people here......I actually know some Afghan people.

They told me that they are not against girls going to school or working under normal conditions. But for the last 30 years the situation in Afghanistan as been far from normal.

They said, in their culture the male has the responsibility to provide for his family; which can include not only his wife and children, but his parents, her parents, plus other relatives.

Girls have no such responsibility.

#1) Since jobs are scarce; the last thing they need is women in the job market taking away jobs from the men.

#2) There are a limited number of schools; so boys should first in line for education opportunities.

Then later after the schools have accommodated the boys and the economy has stabilized with and abundance of job opportunities. There would be no problem sending girls to school and educating them for entrance into the job market. ..

I see your point

Makes throwing acid in little girls faces understandable

Hey, a woman could never support a family.

 

[JakeStarkey]

My final comment in this thread.

Don't girls and women know their legitimate places?