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Tawakkol Karman

Prize
Nobel Peace Prize — 2011
for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work
Together with: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf , Leymah Gbowee
Citizenship
Yemen Yemen
Languages
English, Arabic
date of birth
2/7/1979
place of birth
Ta'izz
Age
47 years
member of
  • Nobel Women's Initiative
occupation
  • politician
  • journalist
  • peace activist
  • human rights defender
  • civil rights advocate
educated at
  • Sanaa University
  • University of Alberta
  • University of Massachusetts Lowell
field of work
  • human rights
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