Nobel Peace Prize

As some of you may know, three women have recently been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize: Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakul Karman - NYTimes.com

This was a conscious decision by the Nobel committee to (finally) recognize the contribution of women toward's world peace. There was a great article about religion and women's roles as peace-makers in the Huffington Post:Katherine Marshall: Hallelujah! The Nobel Prize Committee Blesses Feisty, Spiritual Women

This article reminded me of a paper I wrote about women's empowerment through religion during the Haitian Revolution -I plan on serializing and sharing said paper. (For all you high school seniors out there - sorry the stuff that appears on this blog is copyrighted)

Also, another really cool article: Yom Kippur Helps Muslim Woman Rediscover Her Jewish Roots