Hard to argue against that one. Pretty brave for a 17 year old to do what she's doing/done.
Quote:Announcement
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2014
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 is to be awarded to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzay for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.
Despite her youth, Malala Yousafzay has already fought for several years for the right of girls to education, and has shown by example that children and young people, too, can contribute to improving their own situations. This she has done under the most dangerous circumstances. Through her heroic struggle she has become a leading spokesperson for girls’ rights to education.
At least she has actually done something and put her life at risk in pursuit of her goals. While I applaud the decision, part of me think the choice is an attempt to regain some credibility for the Nobel Peace Prize.
(10-10-2014 08:53 AM)vandiver49 Wrote: [ -> ]At least she has actually done something and put her life at risk in pursuit of her goals. While I applaud the decision, part of me think the choice is an attempt to regain some credibility for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Yeah, there's been some obvious screw ups when it comes to the Peace Prize in the past with Arafat and Obama, but she deserves the prize and the money. Very brave young woman.
Malala Yousafzai
17 year old Pakistani girl
Known for her activism for rights to education and for women
Wrote a blog under a pseudonym for the BBC, about her life under Taliban
9 October 2012: Malala boarded her school bus in the northwest Pakistani district of Swat. A gunman asked for Malala by name, then pointed a Colt 45 at her and fired three shots
The assassination attempt sparked a national and international outpouring of support for Yousafzai. Deutsche Welle wrote in January 2013 that Yousafzai may have become "the most famous teenager in the world."
Kailash Satyarthi
Indian children's rights activist
Been active in the Indian movement against child labour since the 1990s
His organization, Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save Childhood Movement), has freed over 80,000 children from various forms of servitude
He is largely accredited for enactment and adoption of national and international legislations, treaties and conventions as well as the constitutional amendment on child labour and education
Pakistani and Indian, Muslim and Hindu, Girl and man.
Struggle for education and against extremism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malala_Yousafzai
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kailash_Satyarthi
(10-10-2014 10:06 AM)JDTulane Wrote: [ -> ]Malala Yousafzai
17 year old Pakistani girl
Known for her activism for rights to education and for women
Wrote a blog under a pseudonym for the BBC, about her life under Taliban
9 October 2012: Malala boarded her school bus in the northwest Pakistani district of Swat. A gunman asked for Malala by name, then pointed a Colt 45 at her and fired three shots
The assassination attempt sparked a national and international outpouring of support for Yousafzai. Deutsche Welle wrote in January 2013 that Yousafzai may have become "the most famous teenager in the world."
Kailash Satyarthi
Indian children's rights activist
Been active in the Indian movement against child labour since the 1990s
His organization, Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save Childhood Movement), has freed over 80,000 children from various forms of servitude
He is largely accredited for enactment and adoption of national and international legislations, treaties and conventions as well as the constitutional amendment on child labour and education
Pakistani and Indian, Muslim and Hindu, Girl and man.
Struggle for education and against extremism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malala_Yousafzai
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kailash_Satyarthi
Now if we only had someone in this country would stand up to Christian extremism and the right's war on women. Is this inappropriate for this Spin room board?
The Nobel committee finally gets one right.
(10-11-2014 02:43 PM)RobertN Wrote: [ -> ] (10-10-2014 10:06 AM)JDTulane Wrote: [ -> ]Malala Yousafzai
17 year old Pakistani girl
Known for her activism for rights to education and for women
Wrote a blog under a pseudonym for the BBC, about her life under Taliban
9 October 2012: Malala boarded her school bus in the northwest Pakistani district of Swat. A gunman asked for Malala by name, then pointed a Colt 45 at her and fired three shots
The assassination attempt sparked a national and international outpouring of support for Yousafzai. Deutsche Welle wrote in January 2013 that Yousafzai may have become "the most famous teenager in the world."
Kailash Satyarthi
Indian children's rights activist
Been active in the Indian movement against child labour since the 1990s
His organization, Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save Childhood Movement), has freed over 80,000 children from various forms of servitude
He is largely accredited for enactment and adoption of national and international legislations, treaties and conventions as well as the constitutional amendment on child labour and education
Pakistani and Indian, Muslim and Hindu, Girl and man.
Struggle for education and against extremism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malala_Yousafzai
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kailash_Satyarthi
Now if we only had someone in this country would stand up to Christian extremism and the right's war on women. Is this inappropriate for this Spin room board?
The right's war on women? Hahahaha ...
Just because I don't want to pay for someone to have an abortion? Or pay for their birth control so they can f--- their brains out?
Birth control is not "women's health care". Health care is to heal an injury or disease, not routine contraception.
(10-11-2014 02:43 PM)RobertN Wrote: [ -> ]Now if we only had someone in this country would stand up to Christian extremism and the right's war on women. Is this inappropriate for this Spin room board?
Be the change you want to see in the world, Rob.
(10-11-2014 02:43 PM)RobertN Wrote: [ -> ] (10-10-2014 10:06 AM)JDTulane Wrote: [ -> ]Malala Yousafzai
17 year old Pakistani girl
Known for her activism for rights to education and for women
Wrote a blog under a pseudonym for the BBC, about her life under Taliban
9 October 2012: Malala boarded her school bus in the northwest Pakistani district of Swat. A gunman asked for Malala by name, then pointed a Colt 45 at her and fired three shots
The assassination attempt sparked a national and international outpouring of support for Yousafzai. Deutsche Welle wrote in January 2013 that Yousafzai may have become "the most famous teenager in the world."
Kailash Satyarthi
Indian children's rights activist
Been active in the Indian movement against child labour since the 1990s
His organization, Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save Childhood Movement), has freed over 80,000 children from various forms of servitude
He is largely accredited for enactment and adoption of national and international legislations, treaties and conventions as well as the constitutional amendment on child labour and education
Pakistani and Indian, Muslim and Hindu, Girl and man.
Struggle for education and against extremism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malala_Yousafzai
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kailash_Satyarthi
Now if we only had someone in this country would stand up to Christian extremism and the right's war on women. Is this inappropriate for this Spin room board?
we live in a pretty good country don't we?
(10-11-2014 09:11 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote: [ -> ] (10-11-2014 02:43 PM)RobertN Wrote: [ -> ] (10-10-2014 10:06 AM)JDTulane Wrote: [ -> ]Malala Yousafzai
17 year old Pakistani girl
Known for her activism for rights to education and for women
Wrote a blog under a pseudonym for the BBC, about her life under Taliban
9 October 2012: Malala boarded her school bus in the northwest Pakistani district of Swat. A gunman asked for Malala by name, then pointed a Colt 45 at her and fired three shots
The assassination attempt sparked a national and international outpouring of support for Yousafzai. Deutsche Welle wrote in January 2013 that Yousafzai may have become "the most famous teenager in the world."
Kailash Satyarthi
Indian children's rights activist
Been active in the Indian movement against child labour since the 1990s
His organization, Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save Childhood Movement), has freed over 80,000 children from various forms of servitude
He is largely accredited for enactment and adoption of national and international legislations, treaties and conventions as well as the constitutional amendment on child labour and education
Pakistani and Indian, Muslim and Hindu, Girl and man.
Struggle for education and against extremism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malala_Yousafzai
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kailash_Satyarthi
Now if we only had someone in this country would stand up to Christian extremism and the right's war on women. Is this inappropriate for this Spin room board?
The right's war on women? Hahahaha ...
Just because I don't want to pay for someone to have an abortion? Or pay for their birth control so they can f--- their brains out?
Birth control is not "women's health care". Health care is to heal an injury or disease, not routine contraception.
you don't have to.
you do however have to pay taxes to live in this nation, and how the money is spent is up to the people WE elect.
abortion is a right, so says the SCOTUS. (see Roe v. Wade)
(10-12-2014 05:40 PM)UofMemphis Wrote: [ -> ] (10-11-2014 09:11 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote: [ -> ] (10-11-2014 02:43 PM)RobertN Wrote: [ -> ] (10-10-2014 10:06 AM)JDTulane Wrote: [ -> ]Malala Yousafzai
17 year old Pakistani girl
Known for her activism for rights to education and for women
Wrote a blog under a pseudonym for the BBC, about her life under Taliban
9 October 2012: Malala boarded her school bus in the northwest Pakistani district of Swat. A gunman asked for Malala by name, then pointed a Colt 45 at her and fired three shots
The assassination attempt sparked a national and international outpouring of support for Yousafzai. Deutsche Welle wrote in January 2013 that Yousafzai may have become "the most famous teenager in the world."
Kailash Satyarthi
Indian children's rights activist
Been active in the Indian movement against child labour since the 1990s
His organization, Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save Childhood Movement), has freed over 80,000 children from various forms of servitude
He is largely accredited for enactment and adoption of national and international legislations, treaties and conventions as well as the constitutional amendment on child labour and education
Pakistani and Indian, Muslim and Hindu, Girl and man.
Struggle for education and against extremism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malala_Yousafzai
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kailash_Satyarthi
Now if we only had someone in this country would stand up to Christian extremism and the right's war on women. Is this inappropriate for this Spin room board?
The right's war on women? Hahahaha ...
Just because I don't want to pay for someone to have an abortion? Or pay for their birth control so they can f--- their brains out?
Birth control is not "women's health care". Health care is to heal an injury or disease, not routine contraception.
you don't have to.
you do however have to pay taxes to live in this nation, and how the money is spent is up to the people WE elect.
abortion is a right, so says the SCOTUS. (see Roe v. Wade)
Insurance is to meant to cover unexpected situations that arise, such as injuries or disease. It is not meant to cover preventative, predictable expenses like birth control pills (that cure no medical condition).
(10-12-2014 05:40 PM)UofMemphis Wrote: [ -> ]abortion is a right, so says the SCOTUS. (see Roe v. Wade)
So is the right to bear arms, but I have no expectation for the government to provide them to me, free of charge.