Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigOct 11, 2013
Though Malala Yousafzai has "stood up and given voice to a cause that needs it," giving her the prize this early in her campaign to bring education to girls around the world may corrupt her attempts to do just that, Dhiya Kuriakose, a young woman from India, writes at The Guardian. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 17, 2013
In suggesting the NSA whistle-blower, Stefan Svallfors wrote a letter in which he explained that rewarding Snowden for his “heroic effort at great personal cost” would start to make up for the blunder the Nobel Committee committed when it gave the prize to President Barack Obama. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigOct 13, 2012
In the midst of the region's biggest social crisis of the last six decades, the Nobel Peace Prize Committee gave the European Union its honored award for transforming Europe “from a continent of war to a continent of peace.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 16, 2011
The competition included Bill Gates, Angela Merkel and Kofi Annan, among others, but this week a little-known organization called the China International Peace Research Center named Russia's bombastic Prime Minister (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 8, 2011
The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize went to three women in a move the Nobel committee hopes will highlight the importance that women play in achieving world peace. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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