No Nobel for Malala

Award goes to Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.


Web Desk October 11, 2013
Malala Yousufzai. PHOTO: REUTERS

Despite Pakistani teen activist Malala Yoususfzai being the hottest contender for the Nobel Peace Prize 2013, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) was awarded with the honour on Friday.

The announcement was made in Oslo, Norway today.

Malala was nominated for her tireless efforts to promote women’s education, despite an assassination attempt and continuous threats from the Taliban.

In her first statement after the announcement Malala stated, "I am happy that I was nominated for the Nobel Peace Price and it was a great honour for me."

She added, "I will continue to campaign for peace, education and women empowerment."

She also congratulated the winner, OPCW for their humanitarian efforts.

There were 259 candidates contending for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2013 including Russian President Vladimir Putin and whistleblowers Edward Snowden and Bradley Manning.

Set up in 1997 to eliminate all chemicals weapons worldwide, the OPCW's mission gained critical importance this year after a sarin gas strike in the suburbs of Damascus killed more than 1,400 people in August.

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COMMENTS (113)

Sexton Blake | 11 years ago | Reply

@csmann: Dear csmann. Thank you for my promotion to "Genius", and your agreement with my Malala assessment. It is reassuring to see you get something right for a change. In regard to your OBL, Abbottabad, and other doubtful assessments, I may start believing them when you find the so called Iraqi "weapons of mass destruction". In the meantime I do not think that ET will provide space for the 100,000 word dissertation required to analyze the doubtful explanations, which have emanated from Washington over the last 13 years or so, but which you, incredibly, appear to believe. . ..

Aren | 11 years ago | Reply

Hi, Malala is a nice girl and every thing ......... but can any one tell that now in what grade she is studying currently, i mean what will she be in future, she enjoying trips all over world, when she go to school??????? what will she be in future, a doctor, eng, scientist or what??? she is just wandering like a student who bunk class and enjoy trips on a beach or park!!!! Hey MALALA start studying girl, dont waste time already you have wasted a lot......all students around you at your age are going school or college and you are wasting time enjoying!!!!!!!!!

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