Saturday, October 11, 2014
Co-winners are a Hindu and a Muslim -- Nobel Peace Prize 2014
From PBS dot-org/wnet/religionandethics/
A Hindu and a Muslim known for promoting for children’s rights were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize this week. Seventeen-year-old Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan, author and advocate for the education of girls, is a Muslim. She becomes the youngest peace prize winner in history. Sixty-year-old Kailash Satyarthi of India is a Hindu activist who has fought to end child slavery in India. They will split the prize, worth just over a million dollars.
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