Malala Yousafzai has won the Nobel Peace Prize!

[jhawk]

Hi all,

Thought I'd share with you the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize: Malala Yousafzai, who shared her award with an Indian doctor.

I can't think of anyone more deserving of the award, and I'm pleased that someone who is truly deserved of such an award, has won it. Good for her.

I read this article on CNN. The quotes from her are quite astounding, the wisdom, humbleness, kindness, and intellect is quite incredible for a girl of 17. Astonishingly bright young woman. She will go places.

 

[vernon]

It's OK. The BBC has been sharing that news with us for the past ten hours or so.

Keep up at the back.

 

[jhawk]

It's OK. The BBC has been sharing that news with for the past ten hours or so.

Keep up at the back.

Couldn't see anything in the Forum about it!

 

[vernon]

Couldn't see anything in the Forum about it!

We do have a marvellous news service which shares big stories with the UK population. Pick any radio news bulletin, any UK TV channel, and any mainstream UK online newspaper and you'll not escape the story.

You were out-scooped.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Hi all,

Thought I'd share with you the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize: Malala Yousafzai, who shared her award with an Indian doctor.

I can't think of anyone more deserving of the award, and I'm pleased that someone who is truly deserved of such an award, has won it. Good for her.

I read this article on CNN. The quotes from her are quite astounding, the wisdom, humbleness, kindness, and intellect is quite incredible for a girl of 17. Astonishingly bright young woman. She will go places.

Yes - excellent young lady

 

[Glow worm]

Inspiring young woman - very well deserved. She and her family have been through hell and yet she speaks only of peace and reconciliation. Awesome.

 

[Fnaar]

I liked the Daily Mash spoof on last year's Higgs physics prize:
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/...s-nobel-money-on-pimped-out-suv-2013100980201

 

[Cycling Naturalist]

Inspiring young woman - very well deserved. She and her family have been through hell and yet she speaks only of peace and reconciliation. Awesome.

I thought it was a brilliant and inspirational award.

 

[vernon]

I liked the Daily Mash spoof on last year's Higgs physics prize:
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/...s-nobel-money-on-pimped-out-suv-2013100980201

Higgs, professor emeritus of theoretical physics at the University of Edinburgh, said: “I’ve dropped some serious Nobel cheddar on this bad boy.

“It’s sick.”

 

[Glow worm]

Brilliant young woman 1 - Dumb old men in frocks 0

 

[Crankarm]

Is she a cyclist?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Brilliant young woman 1 - Dumb old men in frocks 0

Though, to be fair, Malala thanked her father for supporting her in her televised speech, so it's not a simple old men/young woman opposition. It took a whole family to make and support her, including her old(er) male father. It might actually be more effective to have a father speaking to her community about the value of educating daughters than the girl herself. But with such a remarkable daughter who can blame him for sitting back....?

 

[Fnaar]

My only worry is that she is now the darling of the chattering classes, who will claim her, and basically 'own' her as a mascot.
Top marks to her though, brave girl, did the right thing. That can never be faulted, in my book.

 

[Glow worm]

Though, to be fair, Malala thanked her father for supporting her in her televised speech, so it's not a simple old men/young woman opposition. It took a whole family to make and support her, including her old(er) male father. It might actually be more effective to have a father speaking to her community about the value of educating daughters than the girl herself. But with such a remarkable daughter who can blame him for sitting back....?

Completely agree. I was thinking more of the people who shot her in the head. Unbelievable really.

 

[ayceejay]

I like that the medal is given as a reward for trying to bring peace rather than in the hope that the person will try to bring peace as has happened in the past.
In other news Angelina Jolie was made an honorary dame by the Queen today.