Arundhati Roy to receive Sydney Peace Prize

Arundhati Roy to receive Sydney Peace Prize: "She is all set to receive the Sydney Peace Prize in Sydney next month. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the award comes to her for her critiques of the coalition of the willing in Iraq and the exploitation and sacking of Indian workers by US corporation Enron. She will also launch her new book, 'The Chequebook and the Cruise Missiles: Conversation with Arundhati Roy' and deliver the City of Sydney Peace Prize lecture on November 3 at the city's Seymour Centre. "