Does Malala Yousafzai deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?

[Kiki-frog]

Someone sent me this link to a petition asking our senior politicians to nominate Malala Yousafzai for the Nobel Peace Prize:

https://www.change.or...ce-prize-nobel4malala

Should she be nominated? Has she achieved anything in the cause of peace? I pondered this, and have come to the conclusion that in time (presuming that she fully recovers, which I hope she will), she and others like her are likely to be a strong and active agent for bringing about a better world. If nothing else, she's made me realise how lucky we are in this country to have free education.

I've signed. Will anyone else?

[naomi24]

Keyplus, //and they still do not hate all of the men with beard and women with hijab like Malala does.//

Does she really //hate all of the men with beard and women with hijab//? Where did you read that? LazyGun is right. Your post does appear to be dismissive of the attack and I suspect it’s because you think she should do as she’s told and accept the life of ignorance and oppression meted out to her by madmen.

[keyplus90]

http://tribune.com.pk...nsics-of-negotiation/

[naomi24]

Can't see it there.

[LazyGun]

@Keyplus - I am still puzzled. In response to comments critical about your earlier post, you just offer a link to an article - Is this article supposed to support your earlier post, or expand it, or explain it? Because, as best I can tell, it does none of those things.

In fact, from the article, it actually says this;
"The Taliban don’t claim that Malala was involved in drone usage. They targeted her because she believed in her right to education and vocalised that belief. They said so themselves. To ascribe ulterior motives here is disingenuous. They attacked Malala because the Taliban believe that women are chattel, with no rights to access the tools for self-development. This isn’t a theory. This is based on the rules they imposed on Swat when they occupied it, Afghanistan when they ruled it and every statement they make justifying the bombs thrown at schools. Linking it to drone attacks makes no sense here. The drone attacks may also be something they dislike. It’s quite likely, given that the drones are supposed to be targeting them (even if they somehow manage to kill more families of innocent people than actual members of the Taliban). But this attack was a separate issue entirely. It was born of their fanatical subscription to a religious system of belief that they think informs their actions. In other words, they think this is what their religion tells them to do (please note that I was very careful in my word usage here and am in no way saying the religion actually says that, just that they think it does)"

That seems to support the assertion in the OP, and subsequent postings supportive of that position, to me.

So - what are you trying to tell us when you just post the link?

[emmie]

no i don't, however i do think that Keyplus response the most bizarre i have seen since coming onto this site.

[Kiki-frog]

It is an odd post from Keyplus, certainly, but I'm glad he shared that article. It made very interesting reading.

I also found this link from the Tribune, where the sister of the man suspected of the shooting apologises to Malala. Very poignant words:

http://tribune.com.pk...pologises-for-attack/

I still don't know if the Peace Prize is really appropriate, but it's certainly raised a lot for us to think about.

[naomi24]

Em, he's posted 'bizarrer'.

[naomi24]

It might not be the most appropriate award, but I like the sentiment expressed below - and if it does what it suggests - and it will - then I'm all for it. I want the world to acknowledge the plight of millions of voiceless girls and women trapped for life in a backward misogynistic culture.

//A Nobel Peace Prize for Malala will send a clear message that the world is watching and will support those who stand up for gender equality and universal human rights, including the right to education for girls.//

The world will be watching.