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Why Nobel prize win by prisoner rings a bell

Narges Mohammadi, winner of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize. [VOA]

Lack of competent leadership is the mother of all problems in the Global South. Other common challenges, whether social or economic, are typically secondary or mere add-ons.

But a hushed weakness we hardly confront is the sheer lack of self-sacrifice among leaders and the led. Across generations in our world, levels of selflessness are by and large wanting.

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