http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/11/world/europe/kailash-satyarthi-and-malala-yousafzai-are-awarded-nobel-peace-prize.html 2014-10-10 11:42:12 Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai Are Awarded Nobel Peace Prize The two won the prize for their work in helping promote universal schooling and protecting children worldwide from abuse and exploitation. === The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday awarded the 2014 peace prize to Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India for their work in helping to promote universal schooling and protecting children worldwide from abuse and exploitation. The announcement The committee cited Ms. Yousafzai’s “heroic struggle” for girls’ rights to education. Mr. Satyarthi was praised for “showing great personal courage” in leading peaceful demonstrations focusing on grave exploitation of children for financial gain. For the previous two years, the prize had been awarded to international bodies: the The winner was chosen from 278 candidates, 47 of them of organizations, the highest overall number of candidates since the prize was