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@@@ The 17-year-old, who was shot in the head by the Taliban in 2012 for campaigning for girls education in Pakistan s Swat Valley, has become an international household name, particularly following her high-profile speech to the United Nations last year, and has authored a best-selling memoir.

Satyarthi, a 60-year-old campaigner against child labor in India, is much less well-known. He s known for mounting raids on factories employing children 鈥?sometimes facing down armed guards 鈥?as well as running a rehabilitation center for liberated children, organizing the Global March Against Child Labour, and setting up a certification system to ensure that carpets are made without child labor.

While Yousafzai and Satyarthi are both admirable and inspiring figures, I think it s worth stepping back and assessing the Nobel committee s mission. In its early years, the Nobel Peace Prize was most often given to honor a specific accomplishment in peacemaking 鈥?a treaty drafted or a conflict ended. (This is why some individuals not exactly known for their pacifism 鈥?Yasser Arafat and Henry Kissinger to name a couple 鈥?have peace prizes.) But overall, it s more often been given to individuals involved in the struggle against a particular pressing problem or injustice. (Think Al Gore or Aung San Suu Kyi.) This year is obviously an example of this second type of prize.

While the (somewhat inexplicable) prestige of the Nobel can certainly bring attention to worthy individuals, there s less evidence to suggest it helps their causes. For instance, the prize given to human rights activist Liu Xiaobo in 2010 has probably made it less likely that Chinese authorities will let him out of prison.

Some also find the western media s fascination with Yousafzai a little troubling. When she was passed over for the prize last year, blogger and technology researcher Zeynep Tufekci argued in a widely read post that in the Malala narrative our multi-decade involvement in Pakistan is reduced to finding a young woman we admire that we all want to take home as if to put on a shelf to adore. Whereas, she continued, what the world is desperately lacking, and the Nobel Committee, for once, rewarded, is the kind of boring, institutional work of peace that advances the lives of people.

There is something irritatingly smug and condescending about some of the coverage of the bravest girl in the world. It was a particular low point when, on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart said I want to adopt you to a young woman who s spoken very publicly about the support she s received from her father 鈥?a pretty brave guy in his own right.

But that s our problem, not hers. My guess is that someone s who s comfortable telling the president of the United States to his face that his military policies are fueling terrorism isn t going to let herself be reduced to a cuddly caricature. And in any case, it was probably wise for the Nobel committee to pair the very young global celebrity with a relatively unheralded activist with years of work behind him.

The committee gave its last two awards to institutions 鈥?the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the European Union 鈥?and not particularly popular ones at that. In a year in which governments and international institutions seemed particularly ineffectual in dealing with mounting violence and instability, giving the award to individuals seems appropriate. Dividing the peace prize between an Indian and a Pakistani also seems like a deliberate statement at a time when tensions are once again escalating between the perennial adversaries.

So, congratulations to the Nobel committee: If you were going to give the award to someone, you could have done a lot worse.

Joshua Keating is a staff writer at Slate focusing on international news, social science and related topics. He was previously an editor at Foreign Policy magazine.

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-San Francisco's starting right tackle Anthony Davis is also  with knee and ankle injuries and did not practice at all last week. He suffered a sprained MCL in Week 4, and  reports Davis will likely miss tonight's game and Jonathan Martin will start in his place. Davis has only appeared in one game this season for the 49ers because a hamstring injury also kept him sidelined for the first few weeks of the year.<br>
+The 17-year-old, who was shot in the head by the Taliban in 2012 for campaigning for girls education in Pakistan s Swat Valley, has become an international household name, particularly following her high-profile speech to the United Nations last year, and has authored a best-selling memoir.
-The 49ers will also be without cornerback Trumaine Brock (toe), who did not participate in practice this week. Backup center Marcus Martin (knee) and backup linebacker Nick Moody (hamstring) are listed as questionable for tonight's game as well, with the rest of those on the  listed as probable.<br>
+Satyarthi, a 60-year-old campaigner against child labor in India, is much less well-known. He s known for mounting raids on factories employing children 鈥?sometimes facing down armed guards 鈥?as well as running a rehabilitation center for liberated children, organizing the Global March Against Child Labour, and setting up a certification system to ensure that carpets are made without child labor.
-As for St. Louis, the team will be without cornerbacks  (knee) and  (foot) yet again. Johnson suffered a sprained MCL in the preseason and has yet to see any action this year, while McGee has been out since Week 3 with a foot injury. These two defensive backs were expected to play an integral role in the Rams' secondary.<br>
+While Yousafzai and Satyarthi are both admirable and inspiring figures, I think it s worth stepping back and assessing the Nobel committee s mission. In its early years, the Nobel Peace Prize was most often given to honor a specific accomplishment in peacemaking 鈥?a treaty drafted or a conflict ended. (This is why some individuals not exactly known for their pacifism 鈥?Yasser Arafat and Henry Kissinger to name a couple 鈥?have peace prizes.) But overall, it s more often been given to individuals involved in the struggle against a particular pressing problem or injustice. (Think Al Gore or Aung San Suu Kyi.) This year is obviously an example of this second type of prize.
-Running back Zac Stacy (calf) and wide receiver Kenny Britt (knee) are listed as probable and are expected to play along with backup defensive end Eugene Sims (groin). Starting outside linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar (groin) is listed as questionable, as are backups defensive tackle Alex Carrington (knee), center Barrett Jones (back) and running back Chase Reynolds (hip). St. Louis could have some  tonight if others were to suffer injuries.<br>
+While the (somewhat inexplicable) prestige of the Nobel can certainly bring attention to worthy individuals, there s less evidence to suggest it helps their causes. For instance, the prize given to human rights activist Liu Xiaobo in 2010 has probably made it less likely that Chinese authorities will let him out of prison.
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+Some also find the western media s fascination with Yousafzai a little troubling. When she was passed over for the prize last year, blogger and technology researcher Zeynep Tufekci argued in a widely read post that in the Malala narrative our multi-decade involvement in Pakistan is reduced to finding a young woman we admire that we all want to take home as if to put on a shelf to adore. Whereas, she continued, what the world is desperately lacking, and the Nobel Committee, for once, rewarded, is the kind of boring, institutional work of peace that advances the lives of people.
+There is something irritatingly smug and condescending about some of the coverage of the bravest girl in the world. It was a particular low point when, on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart said I want to adopt you to a young woman who s spoken very publicly about the support she s received from her father 鈥?a pretty brave guy in his own right.
+But that s our problem, not hers. My guess is that someone s who s comfortable telling the president of the United States to his face that his military policies are fueling terrorism isn t going to let herself be reduced to a cuddly caricature. And in any case, it was probably wise for the Nobel committee to pair the very young global celebrity with a relatively unheralded activist with years of work behind him.
+The committee gave its last two awards to institutions 鈥?the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the European Union 鈥?and not particularly popular ones at that. In a year in which governments and international institutions seemed particularly ineffectual in dealing with mounting violence and instability, giving the award to individuals seems appropriate. Dividing the peace prize between an Indian and a Pakistani also seems like a deliberate statement at a time when tensions are once again escalating between the perennial adversaries.
+So, congratulations to the Nobel committee: If you were going to give the award to someone, you could have done a lot worse.
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