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Tawakkol Karman delivers lecture on global challenges to democracy and human rights

Human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman has delivered a thought-provoking ...

Tawakkol Karman to address tyranny and future of democracy at University of North Dakota

The University of North Dakota in the United States has announced that it will welcome the Nobel Peace ...

Nobel laureate delivers speech at New England Muslim Festival

Human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Tawakkol Karman, strongly criticized the persistent ...

Nobel Laureate Tawakkol Karman joins New England Muslim Festival

Human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Tawakkol Karman, will be a distinguished participant ...

Tawakkol Karman calls for freedom, democracy, and global security at Tecnológico de Monterrey's 80th Anniversary Conference

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman delivered a speech on "Freedom, Democracy, and Global Security" ...

Tawakkol Karman Bio

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.