Tawakel Karman

Tawakel Karman

Yemeni Nobel Laureate, journalist, politician, and human rights activist
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Tawakkol Abdel-Salam Khalid Karman (Arabic: توكل عبد السلام خالد كرمانTawakkul 'Abd us-Salām Khalid Karmān; also Romanized Tawakul, Tawakel) (born 7 February 1979) is a Yemeni Nobel Laureate, journalist, politician, and human rights activist. She leads the group "Women Journalists Without Chains," which she co-founded in 2005. She became the international public face of the 2011 Yemeni uprising that is part of the Arab Spring uprisings. In 2011, she was reportedly called the "Iron Woman" and "Mother of the Revolution" by some Yemenis. She is a co-recipient of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the first Yemeni, the first Arab woman, and the second Muslim woman to win a Nobel Prize.

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Tawakel Karman was born on Wednesday, 7 February 1979 in Taiz Yemen. She is best known as a politician. Karman's country of citizenship (nationality) is Yemeni. Her religion is listed as Muslim. She has black eyes and black hair (color). Tawakel Karman is 46 years old and her zodiac star sign is Aquarius.

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