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Two Liberians and a Yemeni have been awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee honoured the three women "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights."
The honour which comes with a 10 million kronor ($1.5 million) prize, was awarded to Africa’s first democratically elected female president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberian, 72, peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Yemeni democracy campaigner Tawakkul Karman. Karman is the first Arab woman to win the prize.
I'm so passionate about women's empowerment because I'm convicted that society stands to benefit so much if women are allowed to have the opportunities that men do have. My conviction is inspired by Genesis 1:26-27 where GOD conceived the idea of creating humans and whilst that idea was still in the spirit realm, He spelt out mankind's mandate on earth - the oft-spoken "have dominion" affair. In other words, GOD empowered both sexes of mankind with the same spiritual (inherent, in-built) capacity to have dominion (all forms of it) on earth.
ReplyDeleteMankind has suffered several shortcomings over a long while because she deliberately relegated one major component of her capacity to the background. We need women to come to the fore as well. As a result, I'm glad and excited about the progress women are recording across the board - in politics and governance, business and finance, diplomacy, education and otherwise. I think they need the support of all progressive-minded persons like myself.
Therefore, these three women who have won the Nobel Peace Prize for 2011 deserve great commendation.
Angela, thanks for sharing.