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CAMPAIGNER: Malala Yousafzai
Further recognition set for courageous teen? By Ashley Grint ashley@asianexpress.co.uk
On Friday 11th October, the Nobel committee will announce the 2013 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, and there is one name which seems to be on everybody’s lips; Malala Yousafzai. At just 14-years-old, the Pakistani activist was shot in the head by Taliban forces in her home country after daring to campaign for greater rights to education. Malala was on her way home in the back of a small pick-up truck used to transport children when a masked man stopped the truck before another shot her in the head with a pistol.
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recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, she would be the youngest ever winner, half the age of any previous nominee. Dr Fiona Reynolds, of Birmingham Children’s Hospital, was visiting Pakistan at the time of Malala’s shooting and helped perform the life saving surgery. She believes the teenager would be the erfect recipient for this year’s prestguous accolade. “She's very deserving, she has brought the world's attention to very important issues,” said Reynolds. “I’m biased, I think she deserves it, but it's up to the Nobel Peace Prize committee to decide.” Malala is one of two frontrunners for the Prize alongside Congolese gynecologist and rape victim activist Dr. Denis Mukwege
prime minister's guards before they seized Mr Zeidan and led him out at around 5.15am (local time). According to witnesses, the prime minister offered no resistance while he was being led away. Two of his guards were also taken and were beaten up but later released. Protesters had reportedly opened fire at the building where Mr Zeidan was being held to demand his release. A government official and a security source told the Reuters news agency he was now ‘free’. Mr Zeidan was being detained at the interior ministry's anti-crime department, said an official, and he was reported to be in ‘good health and being treated well’.
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A horrific assault could have been fatal if it were not for the quick actions of Pakistan’s medical practitioners, which helped stabilise the youngster so she could be flown to England for treatment. Since then, the now 16-year-old has made a full recovery and travels the world campaigning for a right to education for all children, no matter the age, race or gender. She has gone on to speak at the United Nations, been named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential people, and, last month, won both the International Children's Peace Prize and Amnesty International’s highest honor, the Ambassador of Conscience Award. If Malala were to be named the
TAKEN: Ali Zeidan was kidnapped by a group of more than 100
Over 150 armed men kidnapped the Libyan Prime Minster in a pre-dawn raid earlier this week, only to release the government official, hours later. Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was taken from Tripoli’s luxury Corinthia Hotel, where he lives, in the early hours of Thursday morning (10th October). Witnesses said a large group of men entered the building, some stayed in reception while others headed to the 21st floor where Mr Zeidan was staying. The gunmen initially scuffled with the