Tawakel Karman

Tawakel Karman
توكل كرمان
Born	(1979-02-07) 7 February 1979 (age 45) Taiz, Yemen
Nationality	Yemeni
Occupation(s)	Journalist, politician and human rights activist
Political party	Al-Islah
Children	Three
Awards	2011 Nobel Peace Prize

Tawakel Karman^[1] (born 7 February 1979)^[2] came to international attention as a leader in the 2011 Yemeni uprising, part of the Arab Spring. Yemenis have called her "Iron Woman" and "Mother of the Revolution."^[3][4] She won the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize with two other women.^[5] She is the first Yemeni and the first Arab woman to win the prize.^[6] She is the second Muslim woman to win any Nobel Prize and the youngest Nobel Peace Laureate.^[7]

1. ↑ Tawakel Karman Arabic: توكل كرمان Tawak[k]ul Karmān
2. ↑ Cite error: The named reference Yemen was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
3. ↑ Macdonald, Alastair (7 October 2011). "Nobel honours African, Arab women for peace". Reuters. Archived from the original on 9 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
4. ↑ Al-Haj, Ahmed; Sarah El-Deeb (7 October 2011). "Nobel peace winner Tawakkul Karman dubbed 'the mother of Yemen's revolution'". Associated Press. Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
5. ↑ "BBC News - Nobel Peace Prize awarded jointly to three women". BBC Online. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
6. ↑ "BBC News - Profile: Nobel peace laureate Tawakul Karman". BBC Online. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
7. ↑ "Yemeni Activist Tawakkul Karman, First Female Arab Nobel Peace Laureate: A Nod for Arab Spring". Democracynow.org. Retrieved 10 December 2011.