The open bigotry of the remarks in Michigan by the US president and a top cabinet secretary are a signal of the plans for mass repression and military aggression after the elections.
Abdus Salam (Pakistan, 1979): Shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for contributions to the theory of the unified weak and electromagnetic interaction.
Chemistry
Ahmed Zewail (Egypt/United States, 1999): Awarded for his work on femtochemistry (studying chemical reactions on ultra-short time scales).
Aziz Sancar (Turkey/United States, 2015): Awarded for mechanistic studies of DNA repair.
Moungi Bawendi (Tunisian heritage, 2023): Awarded for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots.
Omar M. Yaghi (Jordanian-born, 2025): Awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Literature
Naguib Mahfouz (Egypt, 1988): Awarded for his rich and nuanced works of Arabic literature.
Orhan Pamuk (Turkey, 2006): Awarded for discovering new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures.
Abdulrazak Gurnah (Tanzania, 2021): Awarded for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism.
Peace Prize
Anwar al-Sadat (Egypt, 1978): Shared for the Camp David Accords.
Yasser Arafat (Palestine, 1994): Shared for peace efforts in the Middle East.
Shirin Ebadi (Iran, 2003): Awarded for significant and pioneering efforts for democracy and human rights.
Mohamed ElBaradei (Egypt, 2005): Awarded alongside the IAEA for efforts to prevent nuclear energy from military use.
Muhammad Yunus (Bangladesh, 2006): Awarded for advancing economic and social development from below (microcredit).
Tawakkol Karman (Yemen, 2011): Awarded for a non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building.
Malala Yousafzai (Pakistan, 2014): Awarded for the struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.
Narges Mohammadi (Iran, 2023): Awarded for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.
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Physics
Abdus Salam (Pakistan, 1979): Shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for contributions to the theory of the unified weak and electromagnetic interaction.
Chemistry
Ahmed Zewail (Egypt/United States, 1999): Awarded for his work on femtochemistry (studying chemical reactions on ultra-short time scales).
Aziz Sancar (Turkey/United States, 2015): Awarded for mechanistic studies of DNA repair.
Moungi Bawendi (Tunisian heritage, 2023): Awarded for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots.
Omar M. Yaghi (Jordanian-born, 2025): Awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Literature
Naguib Mahfouz (Egypt, 1988): Awarded for his rich and nuanced works of Arabic literature.
Orhan Pamuk (Turkey, 2006): Awarded for discovering new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures.
Abdulrazak Gurnah (Tanzania, 2021): Awarded for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism.
Peace Prize
Anwar al-Sadat (Egypt, 1978): Shared for the Camp David Accords.
Yasser Arafat (Palestine, 1994): Shared for peace efforts in the Middle East.
Shirin Ebadi (Iran, 2003): Awarded for significant and pioneering efforts for democracy and human rights.
Mohamed ElBaradei (Egypt, 2005): Awarded alongside the IAEA for efforts to prevent nuclear energy from military use.
Muhammad Yunus (Bangladesh, 2006): Awarded for advancing economic and social development from below (microcredit).
Tawakkol Karman (Yemen, 2011): Awarded for a non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building.
Malala Yousafzai (Pakistan, 2014): Awarded for the struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.
Narges Mohammadi (Iran, 2023): Awarded for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.