Mary Aaron

The world awaits the Nobel Prize winners this time each year, the highest prize in the fields of science, literature and peace, which is usually accused of bias towards white people.

The list of nominees for this year's Nobel Peace Prize has seen the names of two Arab Muslim women, Libyan Hajar al-Sharif and Somali Elwad Elman. The winner will be officially announced on Friday, October 11.

Elwad Elman
Elwad Elman, 29, appears at first sight to be a Canadian of Somali descent, who had a privileged education opportunity in Canada, to qualify to enter the field of public work and human rights with unparalleled well-being; but soon the truth unfolds and tell us a human epic. Her father was assassinated for his involvement in humanitarian work in March 1996.

Her parents founded the Salam Ilman Foundation for the Rehabilitation of Youth to participate in supporting humanitarian peace during Somalia's civil war, prompting Amnesty International to issue a statement on the incident saying that "his death sent a scary message to Somalis who want peace and normalcy."

The letter did not hide Elwad, whose father wanted her to follow his path when he sent her out of the country with her mother to survive the civil war, but the asylum trip to Canada did not prevent them from returning to their native Somalia after completing her 19-year-old studies.

In 2010, the conflict in Somalia had reached its peak and Elwad began to work alongside her mother to create a vision for rebuilding the foundations of peace in Somalia.He worked on several issues, including human rights, equality and addressing violence against women, and focused on women who were raped in the civil war.

Elwad's role in Somalia quickly emerged, and the international media reported with great interest, to be presented by US President Barack Obama, the leading White House Fellowship for Young African Leaders.He was also considered the Youth Ambassador for Somalia for her pioneering role in ending sexual violence during the 2014 conflict. She was repeatedly invited to discuss peace, protection and security of civilians at the United Nations, before being selected by former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as his youth adviser.

Elman was selected as one of Africa's 100 Most Influential Women and joined Kofi Annan, the former UN Secretary-General, with the Together Initiative, an anti-extremism and violence organization that includes only ten youth leaders worldwide from diverse cultural and societal backgrounds. Of these 10, Sharif is the second candidate to win the Nobel Peace Prize this year.

Hajar Al - Sharif
Hajar Sharif entered the public sphere and humanitarian work at the age of nineteen, as she was deeply affected by what happened in Libya as a result of the Libyan revolution in 2011.

She was a co-founder of Together We Build at the time to support peaceful transition and democratic transformation in Libya.Two years later she participated in the 1325 Network project, which consists of several human rights organizations and civil society actors in 30 cities in Libya, to discuss human rights. And the empowerment of women.

At the Security Council, Sharif spoke about the situation in Libya and the reasons for peacebuilding, telling horrific stories that "Together We Build" addresses. "Peacebuilding is not only to stop violence, but also to avoid violence. "All the voices and differences of Libyan society are taken into account. Young people, especially girls, make up a huge proportion of the population of the Middle East and North Africa, so their role is very important in building peace."

Hajar focuses on highlighting the difficulties imposed on the Libyan people and the suffering caused by the local armed conflict and insecurity.

As politicians and leaders seek to approach the Nobel Academy and speak out for the prize, organizations and nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize nominees have submitted 301 names. Of these, these girls are working in complete silence to build peace in war-ravaged, conflict-ridden societies Where security.

The Nobel Prize consists of six groups, ranging from chemistry, physics, physiology, medicine, literature and peace.The prize was banned last year after a member was involved in a sex scandal, although the prize was only blocked once in the aftermath of World War II in 1943.

The awarding academy has been trying since 1901 to overcome all the accusations made last year, despite the resignation of a number of committee members involved last year.