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The 17-year-old girls' rights [activism / activist] Malala Yousafzai has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014. She was one of two Nobel [laurels / laureates] to be [declared / declaring] winners this year. The other is Kailash Satyarthi, who campaigns for children's rights. Malala was given the [accolade / acceptance] exactly two years and [the / a] day after a Taliban gunman shot her in the head on her school bus. [Following / Followed] her recovery in a British hospital, Malala has toured the world speaking [in / up] for the rights for girls to receive [an / the] education. She once told reporters that going to school, "is like walking through a [magically / magic] door to your dreams". Malala becomes the youngest ever recipient of the prize and the second Pakistani to [scoop / scope] the award.

The Nobel Committee said Ms Yousafzai and Mr Satyarthi won the prize, "for their [struggle / struggled] against the [suppression / compression] of children and young people, and for the right of [all / every] children to education." Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif congratulated Malala, calling her the "[proud / pride] of Pakistan". He said: "She has made her countrymen [pride / proud] . Her achievement is unparalleled and [unequal / unequalled] ." He urged all children to follow her [leader / lead] . Mr Satyarthi told Al Jazeera that his award was for the, "many [voices / vocals] of children who are victims of servitude…across the world". He added: "The Nobel Committee [regards / guards] it as an important point for a Hindu and a Muslim, an Indian and a Pakistani, to join in a [commonly / common] struggle for education."