Author: Alice Hackman

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Yemeni women's rights and democracy campaigner Tawakkul Karman, 32, one of the three recipients of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, reacts as she receives congratulations from protesters inside her tent at a protester camp in Sana'a, Yemen, 8 October 2011 (photo: dapd)

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Tawakkul Karman

A Woman Leading Change in Yemen

Tawakkul Karman, one of three women to win the Nobel Peace Prize for 2011, is "the international face of the Yemeni pro-change movement." Journalist Alice Hackman examines the role that female activists, particularly Tawakkul Karman, are playing in Yemen's protestsMore

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