Karman Tawakkol
Tawakkol Karman
The Nobel Peace Prize 2011
Co-nobelists: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee
Photo Frank Plitt, Cesar; Wiki. Painting Tim Tompkins PaintHistory.com
Name: Tawakkol Karman
Birth: Born: 7 February 1979, Ta’izz, Yemen
Residence: Yemen
Award: “for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work.”
Portion of Cash: 1/3
Prize motivation: “for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work.”
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Images
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Protest on the “Day of Rage” that Karman had called for in Sana’a, Yemen, from 3 February 2011. Author: Sallam from Yemen, Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Tawakkul Karman, Leymah Gbowee and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Nobel Peace Prize 2011 award ceremony. Photo: Harry Wad, Source: Wikimedia Commons.