Mohammad ElBaradei, former head of the IAEA, Egyptian Political Leader, 2005 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

Sep 18, 2017

countries to pursue weapons of mass destruction, yet morally acceptable for others to rely on them for security—and indeed to continue to refine their capacities and postulate plans for their use.” Mohamed ElBaradei was head of the International Atomic Energy Agency,...

Jimmy Carter, US President, International Peace Builder, 2002 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

Sep 18, 2017

Jimmy Carter was the 39th president of the United States (1977-81). Today he is widely considered one of the greatest ex-presidents in American history. On March 26, 1979, in a ceremony in Washington, Egypt and Israel formally sign a peace treaty ending 31 years of...

Kailash Satyarthi, Anti-Slavery and Children’s Rights Leader, 2014 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

Sep 18, 2017

Kailash Satyarthi is an Indian children’s rights and education advocate and an activist against child labour. In 1980 he gave up his career as an engineer to work on freeing child slaves. He founded the Bachpan Bachao Andolan (lit. Save the Childhood Movement)...

Tawakkol Karman, Yemeni Activist, “Mother of the Revolution,” 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Lauerate

Sep 18, 2017

Tawakkol Karman is a Yemeni journalist, politician, and human rights activist, often referred to in her country as the “Iron Woman” and the “Mother of the Revolution.” In 2005 she founded Women Journalists Without Chains, which advocates for...

Leymah Gbowee, Liberian Peace Activist, 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

Sep 18, 2017

The Liberian civil war lasted from 1989 to 2003 with only brief interruptions. Charles Taylor, the ruthless warlord who initiated the first fighting and would eventually serve as Liberian president until he was forced into exile in 2003, was at the center of the...