Two African, one Arab women share Nobel Peace Prize
October 08, 2011 00:00:00
OSLO, Oct 7 (AFP): Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, her compatriot and "peace warrior" Leymah Gbowee and Yemen's Arab Spring activist Tawakkul Karman won the Nobel Peace Prize Friday in a nod to women's empowerment.
The three women will share the 2011 award "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work,"
