Britons want Nobel prize for Malala
10 Nov 2012 7:26 AM IST
Tens of thousands of Britons called on the government on Friday to nominate Malala Yousufzai, a Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls’ educaton, for the Nobel Peace Prize.
The 15-year-old is receiving specialist treatment in Birmingham after gunmen shot her on 9 October for standing up against the Taliban and openly advocating education for women. The attack has drawn widespread international condemnation and Yousufzai has become a powerful symbol of resistance to the Taliban’s attempts to suppress women’s rights. On Friday, a campaign led by a Pakistani-British woman urged Prime Minister David Cameron and other senior government officials to nominate Yousufzai for the Nobel Peace Prize. ‘Malala doesn’t just represent one young woman, she speaks out for all those who are denied an education purely on the basis of their gender,’ campaign leader Shahida Choudhary said.
The 15-year-old is receiving specialist treatment in Birmingham after gunmen shot her on 9 October for standing up against the Taliban and openly advocating education for women. The attack has drawn widespread international condemnation and Yousufzai has become a powerful symbol of resistance to the Taliban’s attempts to suppress women’s rights. On Friday, a campaign led by a Pakistani-British woman urged Prime Minister David Cameron and other senior government officials to nominate Yousufzai for the Nobel Peace Prize. ‘Malala doesn’t just represent one young woman, she speaks out for all those who are denied an education purely on the basis of their gender,’ campaign leader Shahida Choudhary said.
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