Two African, one Arab women share Nobel Peace Prize

FE Team | Published: October 08, 2011 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 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,"