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Congratulations to the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winners president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, peace activist Tawakkul Karman of Yemen and human rights activist Leyman Gbowee of Liberia! Enjoy the moment, ladies!
2011 Nobel Prize Winners - 3 women's rights pioneers share Peace Prize - World news - msnbc.com
A combination of three recent photos shows (from L) Yemens Arab Spring activist Tawakkul Karman, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Liberian peace warrior Leymah Gbowee who won the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize the jury announced on October 7, 2011. The three prizewinners share the 2011 award for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for womens rights to full participation in peace-building work, Norwegian Nobel Committee president Thorbjoern Jagland said in his announcement.
As a young woman growing up in Africa, Leymah Gbowee was broken by a savage civil war that destroyed life as she knew it. As war continued to ravage Liberia, Gbowee's bitterness turned to rage-fueled action as she realized women are the silent sufferers in prolonged conflicts. Gbowee was instrumental in galvanizing women across Liberia in 2003 to force a peace in the region after 14 years of war. She began organizing Christian and Muslim women to demonstrate together, founding the Liberian Mass Action for Peace, launching protests and even a sex strike. Gbowee's memoir, Mighty Be Our Powers, chronicles the unthinkable violence she's faced throughout her life, and the peace she has helped to broker by empowering her countrywomen and others around the world. It takes readers along on her continuing journey as she harnesses the power of women to bring her country peace, saves herself, and changes history.
Leymah Gbowee is Newsweek's and The Daily Beast's Africa columnist. Her part in helping to oust Charles Taylor was featured in the documentary Pray the Devil Back to Hell. Gbowee is a single mother of six, including one adopted daughter, and is based in Accra, Ghana, where she is the cofounder and executive director of the Women Peace and Security Network-Africa.
They join the ranks of a certain 2009 Nobel peace prize winner that currently acts as commander in chief for wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya.
May their futures be less violent than the 2009 winner.
They join the ranks of a certain 2009 Nobel peace prize winner that currently acts as commander in chief for wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya.
May their futures be less violent than the 2009 winner.
Why did you have to do that?
There Is No Turning Back
Do you have any specific new plans for protests in the coming days, with the situation so volatile?
We are continuing with our plight until we reach our goal, which is toppling the regime. We have an escalation plan, and we are sticking to it. We have made large strides in our struggle for freedom, and there is no stopping us now. The protesters have gone through more dangerous situations and this did not stop us in the past. Why will it stop us now?
Has it been difficult to rally people to your form of protest? Will the prize help you rally more people?
The prize will definitely bring in more supporters, but what’s more important is that it has given us all a surge of confidence and hope. It is not easy to be demanding for something that is actually your right for months on end and not get it; instead you are beaten, harassed, and killed. Surprisingly, when the protesters are attacked violently more come in. It is like they are saying to the regime: you can kill us, but we will never die. But with education pending and jobs lost, and a lot of uncertainty—especially that there was news on political compromises—many of the youth became frustrated. This prize, although unexpected, came right on time.
The Liberian president, a joint winner of this year's Nobel peace prize, has led the country's rebuilding after 14 years of civil war
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has spent her life challenging the powerful men who run African politics. She has been imprisoned and forced into exile – but she has also made history. In 2005, Sirleaf became Africa's first female president, defeating the football legend George Weah, who was widely expected to sail to victory on the back of his famous name.
Liberian women came out in their thousands to support the woman they thought would bring peace to their country, which had been torn apart by 14 years of civil war. "We can go to sleep in the night and not be afraid,'' cried Sirleaf to cheering crowds
They join the ranks of a certain 2009 Nobel peace prize winner that currently acts as commander in chief for wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya.
May their futures be less violent than the 2009 winner.
I was deployed to Liberia twice during the 90s due to their civil war. The place was a corrupt, war-torn country with little hope. Congratulations to President Sirleaf for a great job in bringing peace to a country of really nice people!
Ropey, I see you also ran into some interesting pictures of president Sirleaf. I ran into a picture of president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf days ago (and cannot find said picture anywhere) that made me thought I was staring at Colonel Gaddafi! I however found another picture of president Sirleaf in the same attire -
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf - Forbes
I was deployed to Liberia twice during the 90s due to their civil war. The place was a corrupt, war-torn country with little hope. Congratulations to President Sirleaf for a great job in bringing peace to a country of really nice people!
Old Navy, thank you for your service! While I may not always agree with the duties of servicemen and servicewomen, I understand that you are all bound by your contract. Thus, thank you!
Ropey, I see you also ran into some interesting pictures of president Sirleaf. I ran into a picture of president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf days ago (and cannot find said picture anywhere) that made me thought I was staring at Colonel Gaddafi! I however found another picture of president Sirleaf in the same attire -
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf - Forbes
Some very fine pictures L'Afrique. These two caught my eye.
