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Tawakkol Karman
Tawakkol Abdel-Salam Khalid Karman 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 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 'M…
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culture · Yemeni-Turkish journalist, politician and human rights activist (born 1979) · peace activist · journalist · politician · human rights defender · civil rights advocate · also Tawakkol Karman, Tawakkul Karmān, Tawakul Karman, Tawakel Karman, Tawakkol Abdel-Salam Khalid Karman, Karman
Born 7 February 1979 · Q104622
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...it is inappropriate for a public activist [to wear a niqab], since people want to see you. The Islamic faith does not mandate wearing a niqab; it is [just] a social tradition.
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2026· 3 entries
“...it is inappropriate for a public activist [to wear a niqab], since people want to see you. The Islamic faith does not mandate wearing a niqab; it is [just] a social tradition.”
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“In our weekly protests in front of the cabinet, we called on the government to allow people to have freedom of speech and for people to be able to own online newspapers. We knew and know that freedom of speech is the door to democracy and justice, and also that part of the freedom of speech is the freedom of movement... The culture of freedom and protests spread all over Yemen. Every time we stood up for our rights the government answered with violence or interfered in our rights....”
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2024· 1 entry
“The world is silent in front of the genocide and the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people in Gaza.”
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2023· 1 entry
On 13 February 2023, Tawakkol Karman together with Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) built 50 temporary shelters for the brutal 6 February 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake victims and her foundation also sent relief convoys to earthquake-raged areas in Turkey and Syria.
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2020· 1 entry
On 17 December 2020, Karman reported that Houthi rebels raided her home and office, taking control of both locations after looting them.
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2019· 5 entries
Was honored as the Social Entrepreneur of the Year at The Asian Awards
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“Women should stop being or feeling that they are part of the problem and become part of the solution. We have been marginalized for a long time, and now is the time for women to stand up and become active without needing to ask for permission or acceptance. This is the only way we will give back to our society and allow for Yemen to reach the great potentials it has.”
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Time created 89 new covers to celebrate women of the year starting from 1920; it chose her for 2011
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Tawakkol called for a treaty to end violence against women, in support of Every Woman Coalition
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It was revealed that Karman had been targeted by Project Raven; a UAE clandestine surveillance and cybercrime, targeting other governments, militants and human rights activists critical of the UAE monarchy
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2018· 1 entry
After she accused the Saudi-led coalition of acting as occupiers in the country
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2016· 1 entry
“But at the same time, we don”
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2015· 1 entry
“t be integration if the Houthis are unwilling to surrender their weapons. As a response to the January 2015 events of the 2014–15 Yemeni coup d”
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2014· 3 entries
That "strongly condemns" Saleh's government for the use of deadly force against protesters, but it also backed the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) initiative that would give Saleh immunity from prosecution should he res
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In Saana, Yemen, but was forced to move to Istanbul, Turkey in 2015, due to the Houthi takeover in Yemen
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With the help of the Doha Centre for Media Freedom and known for its affiliation to the Muslim Brotherhood and owned by Tawakkol Karman
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2012· 2 entries
Karman participated as a panelist in the annual Clinton Global Initiative session titled "Champions of Action"
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Received an Honorary Doctorate in International Law from the University of Alberta in Canada
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2011· 2 entries
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Peace — 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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Awarded Nobel Peace Prize (2011).
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2010· 2 entries
During a protest in 2010, a woman attempted to stab Karman with a jambiya, but her supporters intervened and prevented the attack.
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A woman attempted to stab Karman with a jambiya, but her supporters intervened and prevented the attack
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2009· 1 entry
Criticised the ministry of information for establishing trials that targeted journalists
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2007· 1 entry
WJWC released a report that documented Yemeni abuses of press freedom since 2005
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2005· 3 entries
In order to promote human rights, "particularly freedom of opinion and expression, and democratic rights
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By writing: "We are not to call for tyranny and bans on freedom
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To advocate for press freedom and human rights
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2000· 1 entry
Which states that women and children suffer great harm from war and political instability and that women must have a larger influence and role in peacemaking activities; it also "[c]alls on all actors involved, when nego
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1979· 2 entries
Born 1979-02-07.
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Tawakkol Karman was born on 7 February 1979 in Shara'b As Salam, Taiz Governorate, then North Yemen.
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