Though the committee did not mention the revolutions that have coursed through the Arab world this year, many Arabs writing in social media saw the inclusion of Ms. Karman as a nod to their efforts and discussed what it would mean for the future of protests there, especially in Yemen.
In return, Ms. Karman said in an interview with Al Arabiya television: “I dedicate it to all the activists of the Arab Spring.” The president of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, has resisted months of large-scale demonstrations calling for him to step down. While Ms. Karman’s activism began before the current protests, she has been strongly associated with them. In a sign of how she is viewed by officials in the country, the state television station appears to have ignored the Nobel announcement, according to a freelance journalist, Tom Finn, who covers the country.
Read more in New York Times, 7th October
Though the committee did not mention the revolutions that have coursed through the Arab world this year, many Arabs writing in social media saw the inclusion of Ms. Karman as a nod to their efforts and discussed what it would mean for the future of protests there, especially in Yemen.
In return, Ms. Karman said in an interview with Al Arabiya television: “I dedicate it to all the activists of the Arab Spring.” The president of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, has resisted months of large-scale demonstrations calling for him to step down. While Ms. Karman’s activism began before the current protests, she has been strongly associated with them. In a sign of how she is viewed by officials in the country, the state television station appears to have ignored the Nobel announcement, according to a freelance journalist, Tom Finn, who covers the country.
Read more in New York Times, 7th October