The Nobel Peace Prize-winning huma rights activist Tawakkol Karman is invited to be a keynote speaker at an international conference on pacifism and non-violence in contemporary Islam hosted by the UK University of Manchester.

The conference, which will be held virtually on Zoom, will bring together a wide range of people with professional, cultural and geographic backgrounds, with the aim to provide research and present ideas on pacifism and non-violence in contemporary Islam.

With the participation of academics, civil society members, and activists from around the world, the event will explore Muslim experiences of pacifism and nonviolence while exploring prospects for their theorization.