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    Yemeni journalist, politician, human rights activist, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient
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    Tawakkol Abdel-Salam Khalid Karman 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. 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. Wikipedia

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    Karman in Stockholm 2014. 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, and human rights activist.She co-founded and leads 'Women Journalists Without Chains', a group established in 2005 to advocate for press ...
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    Tawakkol Karman (born February 7, 1979, Taʿizz, Yemen) is a 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, who were also recognized for leading nonviolent campaigns for women's rights and democratic freedoms.
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    Tawakkol Karman came forward as a courageous leadership figure during the Arab Spring in 2011 and was praised for her efforts to promote reconciliation between Sjia and Sunni Muslims and between Islam and other religions. Like Iranian Shirin Ebadi, Peace Prize laureate for 2003, she maintained that Islam is no obstacle to the full acceptance of ...
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    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.. Upon being awarded the prize, Tawakkol became the first Yemeni, the first Arab woman, and the second Muslim woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize, as well as the youngest Nobel Peace Laureate at ...
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    Tawakkul Karmān, also spelled Tawakul Karman, (born February 7, 1979, Taʿizz, Yemen), 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, who were also recognized for leading nonviolent campaigns for women's rights and democratic freedoms.
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    Tawakkol Karman. Tawakkol Karman, A Yemeni Journalist And Human Rights Activist, Is The First Arab Woman To Win The Nobel Peace Prize. Known As The "Mother Of The Revolution," "The Iron Woman," And "The Lady Of The Arab Spring," Karman Led Hundreds Of Protests Against Yemen's Dictatorial Regime, Advocating For Democracy And Freedom Of Speech.
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    Tawakul Karman (täwäkōōl´ kärmän´), 1979-, Yemeni journalist and human-rights activist. An outspoken journalist, she encountered repeated government opposition and was a cofounder (2005) of the Women Journalists without Chains, which agitates for press freedom. She also has played a leading role in the struggle for Yemeni democracy and women's rights.
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    Tawakkol Karman. Tawakkol Karman, A Yemeni Journalist And Human Rights Activist, Is The First Arab Woman To Win The Nobel Peace Prize. Known As The "Mother Of The Revolution," "The Iron Woman," And "The Lady Of The Arab Spring," Karman Led Hundreds Of Protests Against Yemen's Dictatorial Regime, Advocating For Democracy And Freedom Of Speech.
  12. Mrs. Tawakul Karman was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011 in recognition of her non-violent struggle for the expression of rights, the safety of women and women‟s rights to full participation in peace-building work in Yemen. Upon being awarded the prize, Tawakul became the first Yemeni, the first Arab woman, and the second Muslim woman to

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