by Lisamarie Bourke | Sep 23, 2019 | Blog, Lisamarie Bourke
A masked man boarded a bus carrying children home from school in Mingora, Pakistan on an October day in 2012. He fired a single bullet into the head of Malala Yousefzai and fled, leaving her to die. The Taliban had apparently made good on their threat to kill the girl...
by Lisamarie Bourke | Sep 20, 2019 | Blog, Lisamarie Bourke
Dr. Denis Mukwege is 1 of 2 recipients of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for his “efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.” Almost 2 decades ago, Dr. Mukwege set up the Panzi hospital in Bukavu, a city that lies in the eastern part...
by Lisamarie Bourke | Sep 19, 2019 | Blog, Lisamarie Bourke
Nadia Murad is the first-ever Iraqi recipient of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize. At the young age of 25 years old, Murad was awarded the coveted prize for “efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.” She is an individual whose...
