BRITISHERS WANT NOBEL PEACE NOMINATION
FOR MALALA (A PAKISTANI GIRL SHOT)
Tens of
thousands of Britons called on the government to nominate Malala Yousufzai, a
Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls' education,
for the Nobel Peace Prize.
The
15-year-old girl was receiving specialist treatment in Birmingham after
gunmen shot her on October 19, 2012 for
standing against the Taliban and
openly advocating education for women. The attack has drawn international
condemnation and Yousufzai has become a powerful symbol of resistance to the
Taliban’s attempts to supress women’s rights.
On
November 9, 2012 a campaign led by a Pakistani and British woman urged PM 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 education purely on the basis of their gender," campaign leader
Shahida Choudhary said.
More than
30,000 people have signed the petition in Britain as part of a global push by
women's rights advocates to nominate her for the prize. Similar campaigns have
sprung up in Canada, France and Spain.
Under the
Nobel Committee's rules, only prominent figures such as members of national
assemblies and governments are able to make nominations.
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