Malala among 259 nominees for Nobel Peace Prize
The list is known to include ex-Eastern bloc activists and former US president Bill Clinton.
The Nobel prize-winning medal. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
OSLO:
A record 259 nominees are in the running for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize – 209 individuals and 50 organisations – with the laureate to be announced in October, the Nobel Institute said on Monday.
The list is known to include Malala Yousafzai, the schoolgirl-turned-icon of Taliban resistance, ex-Eastern bloc activists, and former US president Bill Clinton.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 5th, 2013.
A record 259 nominees are in the running for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize – 209 individuals and 50 organisations – with the laureate to be announced in October, the Nobel Institute said on Monday.
The list is known to include Malala Yousafzai, the schoolgirl-turned-icon of Taliban resistance, ex-Eastern bloc activists, and former US president Bill Clinton.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 5th, 2013.