Event
Tawakkol Karman, 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Yemeni Journalist and Activist
Opening Keynote Address For "Social Change and the Global Middle East" Series with the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy
Join the Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy and The Middle East Center for the inaugural event of SOCIAL CHANGE AND THE GLOBAL MIDDLE EAST, a year-long series of panels and lectures. We welcome Nobel Laureate TAWAKKOL KARMAN for a discussion of her work and the many challenges confronting the region.
Tawakkol Karman is a human rights activist, journalist and politician. Known as the “mother of the revolution”, “the iron woman” and “the lady of the Arab Spring,” Karman played a key role in the 2011 pro-democracy youth uprising in Yemen. She was awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, along with Ellen John Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee, in recognition of her leadership in non-violent struggle and her advocacy against authoritarianism, corruption, and oppression. Karman is the first Arab woman and the second Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, and at the time was the youngest recipient at 32. She has promoted the struggle for democracy and human rights in Yemen at the international level, including at the UN.
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About the Series:
The Middle East is a region whose recent history has been marked by rapid, often unexpected bouts of change. The last decade in particular has seen the region experience a series of seismic events set into motion by the Arab Spring and escalating regional rivalries. These events, including the largest refugee crisis since World War II and the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, have blurred the lines between regions and borders. The impacts have been worldwide, as global powers have grappled with the legacies of their involvement in the Middle East. At the same time, these events have pushed social issues to the forefront, encouraging dialogue, expression, and the rethinking of established norms. In its 2021-2022 theme year, Social Change and the Global Middle East, The Andrea Mitchell Center examines the region through multiple lenses and perspectives in order to shed new light on a part of the world that remains as relevant, and as complicated, as ever.