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Tawakkol Abdel-Salam Khalid Karman (Arabic: توكل عبد السلام خالد كرمان, romanized: Tawakkul 'Abd us-Salām Khālid Karmān; also romanized Tawakul, Tawakel; born 7 February 1979) is a Yemeni Nobel Laureate, journalist, politician, and human rights activist.
Tawakkol Karman is a Yemeni journalist and activist who won the Nobel Peace Prize for her non-violent struggle for women's rights and democracy. She led protests against the dictatorship of President Saleh and advocated for religious tolerance and freedom of expression.
May 6, 2024 · Tawakkol Karman, Yemeni women’s rights activist who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011 for her role in leading a pro-democracy protest movement. She shared the prize with Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee. Learn more about Karman’s life and career, including her activism.
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Oct 7, 2011 · Tawakul Karman, a Yemeni journalist and activist, is one of three women awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize. She becomes the first Arab woman to win the prize. The 32-year-old...
Tawakkol Karman was known as “The Mother of the Revolution” and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011 in recognition of her work in nonviolent struggle for women’s rights and democracy in Yemen.
Read the speech of Tawakkol Karman, the Yemeni journalist and activist who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011 for her role in the Arab Spring. She calls for a world of peace, justice and freedom, and urges women's participation in the process of change.