Tawakkol Karman

Overview

Tawakkol Karman born Taiz, Yemen February 7, 1979. Nonviolent leader of Yemeni revolution during 2011 Arab Spring movement; repeatedly arrested. Co-founded Women Journalists Without Chains, 2005; led weekly protests at Sanaa University, 2007-2010. Shared Nobel Peace Prize with Leymah Gbowee & Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, 2011; first Arab woman Nobel recipient; youngest Nobel Peace Laureate.

Quotations

"We refuse violence and know that violence has already caused our country countless problems." (Time, Feb. 16, 2011; photo http://bit.ly/r7syP7)