Tawakkol Karman: Use

“…We are in one world. We are one nation. And therefore, what’s common in between us, what should be common among us, is love and peace.”

Tawakkol Karman

2010s, Democracy Now! interview (2011)

Love , World , Peace

“We also call upon our Saudi neighbors to let us pursue a democratic path…. In many cases, Yemeni tribal leaders and other prominent individuals have received far more generous aid payments from Riyadh than from the Yemeni government…Saudi interference in Yemen is also motivated by a fear that the Arab Spring…might soon reach Riyadh”

Tawakkol Karman

2010s, Yemen’s Unfinished Revolution, 2011

Fear , Spring , Motivation

“We are not to call for tyranny and bans on freedom. It is obvious that we cannot stop publication of what we view as indecent in our sacred faith…failing to make use of Western freedom of press and other technologies to show the West the values of Islam is intellectual failure and a guilt that should not be linked to Islam.”

Tawakkol Karman

2000s, Burning embassies is not the way (2008)

Faith , Failure , Freedom

“Unfortunately, it is impossible for me to stand in person with the protesters outside Rabaa al-Adaweya square to echo their legitimate demands … Egypt's current regime has ousted the first elected president in the country's history…There are limited options for those of us who care about Egypt's future: We can either side with civil values and democracy, or with military rule, tyranny, and coercion”

Tawakkol Karman

2010s, Morsy is the Arab World's Mandela (2013)

Democracy , History , Future , Personality

“So what happens when the regime falls, as it must? We are in the first stage of change in our country, and the feeling among the revolutionaries is that the people of Yemen will find solutions for our problems once the regime has gone, because the regime itself is the cause of most of them. A new Yemen awaits us, with a better future for all.”

Tawakkol Karman

2010s, Our revolution's doing what Saleh can't – uniting Yemen (2011)

People , Feeling , Problem , Change

“If the US and Europe genuinely support the people, as they say, they must not betray our peaceful revolution. It is the expression of the democratic will of the overwhelming majority of the people of Yemen.”

Tawakkol Karman

2010s, Our revolution's doing what Saleh can't – uniting Yemen (2011)

People , Peace , Support

“The young people of this revolution have made their demands clear: authority must be handed over to a transitional presidential council approved by the people…Yemen’s people have charted the course of revolution and we will follow this course to its end. We have left our authoritarian past behind. Now, we ask our friends in Washington and Riyadh to help us build a democratic future.”

Tawakkol Karman

2010s, Yemen’s Unfinished Revolution, 2011

People , Past , Future , Help

“I came from Yemen, the country of civilization, the Yemen that was led by two women, and it was one of the greatest countries in the world. We were led by a dictatorship regime, a corrupted regime. This regime was founded in killing others…My country has a lot of poverty, from a lot of diseases, from ignorance. And these are some of the reasons that led us to lead this revolution.”

Tawakkol Karman

2010s, Democracy Now! interview (2011)

Women , World , Disease , Country

“The least we desire from the institutions of the free world, and especially the US and the countries of the European Union, is that they appreciate our struggle for freedom. We want them to discharge their responsibilities towards vulnerable people and support them in the face of the cruelty of rulers who continue to kill.”

Tawakkol Karman

2010s, The world must not forsake Yemen's struggle for freedom (2011)

People , World , Support , Freedom

“I do not want to belittle or be indifferent to the insults to our prophet (pbuh). I denounce insulting our prophet and announce that my heart is filled with his love. Yet, I refuse that his position should be employed for ignoble political gains. However, I protest being used as a tool.”

Tawakkol Karman

2000s, Burning embassies is not the way (2008)

Love , Heart , Indifference

“I call on the United States and the European Union to tell Saleh that he must leave now…They should end all support for his regime, especially that which is used to crush peaceful opposition…They should freeze the Saleh family's assets and those of Saleh's henchmen and return them to the people.”

Tawakkol Karman

2010s, Our revolution's doing what Saleh can't – uniting Yemen (2011)

People , Family , Peace , Support

“We cannot let the bogeyman of al-Qaida and extremism be used to stall historic change in our country”

Tawakkol Karman

2010s, Our revolution's doing what Saleh can't – uniting Yemen (2011)

Change , Country

“the United States and Saudi Arabia…have instead used their influence to ensure that members of the old regime remain in power and the status quo is maintained. American counterterrorism agencies and the Saudi government have a firm grip on Yemen at the moment. It is they…that control the country.”

Tawakkol Karman

2010s, Yemen’s Unfinished Revolution, 2011

Country

“What unites us in the Youth Revolution Council is the desire to oust the regime… We do not ask the members of the Council or of the Preparatory Committee about their source of authority, nor about their political, geographic, or sectarian affiliation… In this revolution, I have forgotten my partisan and geographic affiliations… I belong only to the people of the revolution. The revolution is a glorious [cause] that stands above any consideration.”

Tawakkol Karman

2010s, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakkul Karman – A Profile (2011)

People , Youth

“Let us be clear: the Yemeni revolution has already brought internal stability to a state riddled with war and conflict.”

Tawakkol Karman

2010s, Our revolution's doing what Saleh can't – uniting Yemen (2011)

War