Neda Agha Soltan

Should the Peace Prize Have Gone to Neda?

Whatever the fate of religion in the modern world -- a bane on the wane or a resurgent force for good -- the power of martyrdom will likely endure for the secular and faithful alike. The phenomenon was apparent in our recent story about Matthew Shepard, the hate crimes victim and icon of the gays rights struggle. But the martyrdom meme is emerging again in the ongoing debate over the surprise award of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Obama. With anger over the award from many of the usual suspects, and discomfiture, to say the least, even among Obama supporters (and the president himself), ...

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