Tawakkol Karman | |
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توكل كرمان | |
 Karman in 2012 | |
| Born | 7 February 1979 |
| Nationality | Yemeni |
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| Alma mater | University of Massachusetts Lowell[3] Sanaa University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist Politician Human rights activist Revolutionary |
| Movement | Jasmine Revolution |
| Spouse | Mohammed Al-Nehmi |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Abdulsalam Khaled Karman (Father) Anisah Hussein Abdullah Al Aswadi (Mother) |
| Relatives | Eshraq Karman (sister) Entesar Karman (sister) Mohameed Karman (brother) Khaled Karman (brother) Hakimah Karman (sister) Tariq Karman (brother) Khadejah Karman (sister) Huda Karman (sister) Safa Karman (sister) |
| Awards | Nobel Peace Prize (2011) |
| Website | Tawakkol Karman's personal website Tawakkol Karman Foundation |
Tawakkol Abdel-Salam Khalid Karman (Arabic: توكل عبد السلام خالد كرمان, romanized: Tawakkul 'Abd us-Salām Khālid Karmān; Turkish: Tevekkül Karman; born 7 February 1979) is a Yemeni journalist, politician, human rights activist. She co-founded and leads 'Women Journalists Without Chains', a group established in 2005 to advocate for press freedom and human rights. She became the international public face of the 2011 Yemeni uprising that was part of the Arab Spring movement. She was often referred as the 'Iron Woman' and the 'Mother of the Revolution" in Yemen. She is a co-recipient of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize for "non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work". She became the first Yemeni, the first Arab woman, and the second Muslim woman to win a Nobel Prize.[4][5][6][7][8]
Karman gained prominence in Yemen after 2005 as a Yemeni journalist and an advocate for press freedom, particularly following the denial of a license for a mobile phone news service in 2007, after which she led protests. After May 2007, she organized weekly protests advocating for broader reforms in Yemen. In early 2011, she shifted the protests to align with the broader Arab Spring movement, inspired by the Tunisian revolution that overthrew the government of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. She was a vocal opponent who called for the end of President Ali Abdullah Saleh's regime.[4][8]
- ^ "Turkish fm receives winner of Nobel peace prize". Anadolu Agency. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ^ "Barış Nobeli sahibi Yemenli, TC vatandaşı oldu". Posta. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ^ "Tawakkol Karman". University of Massachusetts Lowell. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ a b Al-Sakkaf, Nadia (17 June 2010). "Renowned activist and press freedom advocate Tawakul Karman to the Yemen Times: "A day will come when all human rights violators pay for what they did to Yemen"". Women Journalists Without Chains. Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ^ Macdonald, Alastair (7 October 2011). "Nobel honours African, Arab women for peace". Reuters. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ^ Al-Haj, Ahmed; Sarah El-Deeb (7 October 2011). "Nobel peace winner Tawakkul Karman dubbed 'the mother of Yemen's revolution'". Sun Sentinel. Associated Press. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "Nobel Peace Prize awarded jointly to three women". BBC. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Profile: Nobel peace laureate Tawakul Karman". BBC. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.