Malala most deserving of Nobel

By:Mahmood Elahi, Ottawa

To bring hope to opressed women, Malala should be awarded Nobel Peace Prize. By risking her life for the love of education, 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai has shown courage of conviction and she deserves the prize for her efforts.

The Taliban, who are opposed to any education for women, tried to assassinate her. Luckily, she survived. But the battle for women’s right to education is not over. To succeed, Malala will need the support of the world. By awarding the Nobel, the world will provide her with a tool to fight the cause of education and justice. Since Malala is still a minor, and a bit young to handle such a huge prize, the Nobel committee should use the prize money to create an endowment to support the spread of women’s education in Pakistan. In fact, other countries should be invited to contribute to the fund for building girls’ schools and colleges and grant scholarships to girls inside Pakistan.