Tawakkol Karman
b. 1979 · Yemen · Peace
Nobel Peace Prize, 2011
Journalist who led Yemen's 2011 uprising.
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- Malala Yousafzai
1997 · Peace, Literature
Karman's Arab Spring laureateship modelled youth-led rights campaigning for Malala's generation.
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