Nobel Peace Prize

Nobel Peace Prize

OSLO, Norway - (on far right, seated, from L to R) Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee of Liberia and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen listen to the speech of Nobel committee chairman Thorbjoern Jagland (L) during the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo, Norway, on Dec. 10, 2011.

Nobel Peace Prize

Nobel Peace Prize

OSLO, Norway - (from L) Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee of Liberia and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen attend the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo, Norway, on Dec. 10, 2011.

Nobel laureates

Nobel laureates

OSLO, Norway - (From L) Leymah Gbowee of Liberia, Tawakkul Karman of Yemen and Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf attend a press conference in Oslo on Dec. 9, 2011, prior to their Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony the following day.

Nobel laureate Gbowee

Nobel laureate Gbowee

MONROVIA, Liberia - Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian woman jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, speaks during an interview in Monrovia on Nov. 7, 2011. She emphasized the importance of nonviolence for achieving peace and women's social and political participation.

Nobel laureate Gbowee

Nobel laureate Gbowee

MONROVIA, Liberia - Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian woman jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, speaks during an interview in Monrovia on Nov. 7, 2011. She emphasized the importance of nonviolence for achieving peace and women's social and political participation.

Nobel laureates

Nobel laureates

OSLO, Norway - (From L) Leymah Gbowee of Liberia, Tawakkul Karman of Yemen and Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf attend a press conference in Oslo on Dec. 9, 2011, prior to their Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony the following day. (Kyodo)

Nobel Peace Prize

Nobel Peace Prize

OSLO, Norway - (on far right, seated, from L to R) Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee of Liberia and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen listen to the speech of Nobel committee chairman Thorbjoern Jagland (L) during the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo, Norway, on Dec. 10, 2011. (Kyodo)

Nobel Peace Prize

Nobel Peace Prize

OSLO, Norway - (from L) Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee of Liberia and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen attend the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo, Norway, on Dec. 10, 2011. (Kyodo)

Nobel laureate Gbowee

Nobel laureate Gbowee

MONROVIA, Liberia - Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian woman jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, speaks during an interview in Monrovia on Nov. 7, 2011. She emphasized the importance of nonviolence for achieving peace and women's social and political participation. (Kyodo)

Nobel laureate Gbowee

Nobel laureate Gbowee

MONROVIA, Liberia - Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian woman jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, speaks during an interview in Monrovia on Nov. 7, 2011. She emphasized the importance of nonviolence for achieving peace and women's social and political participation. (Kyodo)