Tawakkol Karman. Nobel Peace Prize

EENI- School of International Business

Sub-subject: Tawakkol Karman (Arab Women/Yemen). Syllabus:

1. The Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize Tawakkol Karman
2. The Organisation of Women Journalists without Chains

Sample of the sub-subject: Tawakkol Karman

Description of the Sub-Subject: Tawakkol Karman (Yemeni woman):

1. Ms Tawakkol Karma was born on February 1979 in Yemen (the Middle East)
2. She is the first Arab woman to co-receive the Nobel Peace Prize (2011), Karman received the Nobel Prize with two other women from Liberia: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee
3. Tawakkol Karman is a famous campaigner and columnist
4. She is the Directress of the Organisation of Women Journalists without Chains
5. Tawakkol Karman is one of the most famous defenders of press liberty and human rights in Yemen
6. Tawakkol Karman is considered the fourth most powerful Arab Women in the World according to the magazine “Business in Arabia.”
7. Tawakkol Karman is Muslim

Nobel Prize recognition is important because recognises the role of a Muslim woman in the non-violent struggle for freedom. We wish to acknowledge the courage and vision of this Muslim leader of human rights.

The motivation for the Nobel Prize was:

“For their non-violent struggle for the safety and the rights of women to achieve their full participation in peace-building.”

Below we cite parts of the acceptance speech of the Nobel Prize because it is a true declaration of non-violence (Ahimsa) and harmony between religions.

Tawakkol Karman is the daughter of Khaled Abdel-Salam Karman, a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and Minister of Legal Affairs of Yemen. Tawakkol Karman is the sister of the poet Tariq Karman and Safa Karman a known Al-Jazeera reporter.

Arab Women Tawakkol Karman belongs to the Arab Economic Area of the Islamic Civilisation.

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