Nobel laureate Tawakkol Karman joins papal general audience in Italy

Human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Tawakkol Karman, is set to participate in the Papal ...

Championing human rights through film: Tawakkol Karman drives change at 20th Barcelona Film Festival

Tawakkol Karman, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights activist, has confirmed her participation ...

Urgent Appeal: Nobel laureate calls for action on women's security in virtual Seoul address

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and human rights advocate, Tawakkol Karman, delivered a compelling address ...

Empowering women for peace: Tawakkol Karman to attend fifth international conference in Seoul

The human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laurate, Tawakkol Karman, is scheduled to participate ...

At Women's Forum Global Meeting: Mother of revolution urges global action to empower girls through education

In a powerful speech at the Women's Forum Global Meeting in Paris, held on November 28th and 29th, Tawakkol ...

Tawakkol Karman Speech at: Yemen D.C, Conference: Towards Sustainable Peace and Democracy in Yemen
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Tawakkol Karman Speech at: Yemen D.C, Conference: Towards Sustainable Peace and Democracy in Yemen
Tawakkol Karman visits a refugee shelter in Ukraine and Poland
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Tawakkol Karman visits a refugee shelter in Ukraine and Poland
Tawakkol Karman's Participation in the 18th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates
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Tawakkol Karman's Participation in the 18th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates
Tawakkol Karman Speech at Halifax International Security Forum 2022
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Tawakkol Karman Speech at Halifax International Security Forum 2022
Keynote Speech of Tawakkol Karman At Manchester University
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Keynote Speech of Tawakkol Karman At Manchester University

Tawakkol Karman

Tawakkol Karman is a human rights activist, journalist and politician. Known as the “mother of the revolution”, “the iron woman” and “the lady of the Arab Spring,” Karman played a key role in the 2011 pro-democracy youth uprising in Yemen. She was awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, along with Ellen John Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee, in recognition of her leadership in non-violent struggle and her advocacy against authoritarianism, corruption, and oppression. Karman is the first Arab woman and the second Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. and at the time was the youngest recipient at 32.

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