(Washington Post) LONDON — A 17-year-old Pakistani girl who survived a Taliban gunshot to the head for her advocacy of female education became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, winning alongside an Indian advocate for ending child labor.
Malala Yousafzai, who has emerged as a global spokeswoman for the rights of children after her long recovery, was awarded the prize just a day after the second anniversary of the attack on her in Pakistan’s Swat Valley.
Co-winner Kailash Satyarthi, 60, has been a longtime crusader against child slavery and is credited with saving tens of thousands of lives.
