Tawakkol Karman

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. Karman was born into a politically active family in Taʿizz. When she was young, her family moved to Sanaa,...