Please sign this petition. Malala has been nominated by many prominent personalities from around the world for noble peace prize. She has become symbol and hope for all the children around the world in conflict zones.
Nobel Peace Prize for Malala
Petition by
Tarek Fatah
Toronto, Canada
On October 9, 2012, 15-year old Malala Yusufzai was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in response to her campaign against the destruction of girls schools in Pakistan. In the face of terror, Malala risked her life to speak out for the rights of girls everywhere. Malala’s bravery has sparked a global movement and we believe the Nobel Foundation should give her the Nobel Peace Prize.
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The first step in this process is to get Malala nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Only certain people, like a Member of Parliament, are allowed put forward nominations. To make a major statement and to show that Canadians believe in Malala’s work, we need all Canadian federal party leaders to unanimously nominate Malala for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Immediately after I set up this petition Liberal Leader Bob Rae and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney both came out in support of the campaign. We just need to get the support of three more party leaders.
A Nobel Peace Prize for Malala will send a clear message that the world is watching and will support those who stand up for gender equality and universal human rights that includes the right of education for girls.
Worldwide support
While I started the first ‘Nobel Prize for Malala’ petition and I live in Canada, almost half the people who have signed the petition come from countries around the world. Now people are setting up this same petition in their own country asking for their political leaders to come together to nominate Malala for the Nobel Prize. The counter on this petition reflects the cumulative efforts of these petitions from around the world. If you don’t have a petition in your country yet and you would like to start one, send me a note at [email protected] with your country in the subject line.
Nominators and endorsers so far:
Canada:
Bob Rae, Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada,
Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship and Conservative MP from Calgary
Cheri DiNovo, NDP Member of Provincial Parliament
United Kingdom:
Prof. Richard Dawkins
United States:
Irshad Manji, author and Head of the Moral Courage Project, NYU
Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, author and president, American Islamic Forum for Democracy
Pakistan:
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Academy Award-winning documentary producer
Najam Sethi, Editor of The Friday Times, Lahore
Husain Haqqani, former Pakistan Ambassador to the United States
Nadeem Parachi, columnist, the daily DAWN, Karachi
India:
Shashi Tharoor, Minister of State for HR Development and Member of Parliament
Lt. Gen (Retd.) H.S. Panag, GOC-in-C Northern Command, Indian Army
Brazil:
Cora Ronai, journalist and author of ‘Sapomorfose ou O Príncipe que Coaxava’
Australia:
Andrew Bartlett, former Senator
France:
Caroline Fourest, author and essayist
