India’s Kailash Satyarthi dedicated the Nobel Peace Prize that he shared on Friday to children in slavery, pledging to “join hands” with fellow laureate Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan as their two countries fought over the territory of Kashmir. The 60-year-old children’s rights campaigner was recognized for his battle against child trafficking with Bachpan Bachao Andolan —…

You might remember Malala Yousafzai, known to most simply as Malala, as the young girl targeted by the Taliban two years ago. At 15-years old, she was shot in the head and neck by a Taliban member as she rode home from school because she was outspoken about women’s rights to education in Pakistan. The gunmen…

MINGORA Pakistan (Reuters) – Hours after Malala Yousafzai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, people in her hometown in Pakistan erupted in joy that a young woman from their conservative society had won global recognition for fighting for women’s right to education. Malala, 17, and Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian child rights campaigner, jointly won…