Malala Yousafzai Wins Nobel Peace Prize: The Youngest Nobel Peace Prize Awardee In History For Fighting Girls' Right To Education On The Eve Of International Day Of The Girl Child!

Malala Yousafzai wins Nobel Peace Prize this year.

In the report of the Independent, the Nobel Committee's announcement reflected a "diplomatic balance" naming one activist from Indian and Pakistan which are Mr Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai.

"It is a prerequisite for peaceful global development that the rights of children and young people be respected," the committee said in the report of the Independent.

Malala Yousafzai wins the Nobel Peace Prize award, a 17 year old student and a girl's right advocate who is the youngest Nobel winner in the history.

Malala Yousafzai became known when she exposed the discrimination and exploitation facing by women and girls in Pakistan and how their rights were being denied by the Taliban. Malala in her aspiration to promote education for all girls brought him into danger. Way back October 9, 2012 she was shot in the head by a masked assassin upon her way to school.

The girl underwent a treatment and recovery of the shooting incident in the United Kingdom. After she recovered from her injuries and hospitalization, the National Youth Peace Prize launched the Malala Fund that helps young girl's rights on their campaign for education.

Malala Yousafzai continues to advocate girl's right to education, she was recently named by the Nobel committee as one of the Nobel Peace Prize winners. A good news prior to the International Day of the Girl Child (that seeks to give importance to girl's rights) on October 11 as declared by the United Nations.

Furthermore, Satyarthi and Malala will split the Nobel award of 1.1 million US dollars.

Satyarthi is a 60-year-old man who gave up his career and has been advocating to end child slavery and child labor since 1980.

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