“We need the nation of equal citizenship. We need a nation that fights corruption, a nation, a state where law rules, a nation where those who abuse their authority are questioned. We want to retrieve our nation, and we want to become citizens in a new world.”

—  Tawakkol Karman

2010s, Nobel Prize winner highlights women’s role in Arab Spring (2011)

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