Podcast appearances and mentions of Tawakkol Karman

Cooperation is our superpower, and democracy is a foundation of human progress. But we take them for granted at our peril. In some of the strongest democracies, democratic principles are being undermined while many voices are ignored. In this conversation Nobel Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman tells her story of her determination to bring peace and democracy in the Middle East. Tawakkol is joined by Megan Davis, a constitutional lawyer who is committed to greater indigenous representation in Australian democracy and Nobel Prize Outreach Chief Impact Officer Owen Gaffney. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Le guerre sono tornate ad essere lo strumento per la risoluzione dei conflitti, i leader mondiali devono intervenite prima che diventino globali e per farlo bisogna fermare i dittatori e punire i crimini contro i civili”. È il messaggio forte che echeggia nelle parole di Tawakkol Karman, yemenita, premio Nobel per la pace 2011, attivista per i diritti umani, giornalista, politica, fondatrice della Fondazione Internazionale che porta il suo nome. “Il futuro è dei bambini che devono avere diritto alla scuola, alla salute, all’acqua, alla vita, ad un mondo senza più ingiustizie e violenze”, è il suo appello.

A capital norte-americana receberá nesta semana uma cúpula mundial que vai discutir as formas de combater a fake news. O encontro contará com 11 vencedores de Prêmios Nobel, entre eles as jornalistas Tawakkol Karman e Maria Ressa. Ambas foram reconhecidas em 2011 e 2021 respectivamente. As presenças são consideradas muito importantes, pois elas são defensoras da liberdade de expressão, da luta contra líderes autoritários.

Become a Patreon for access to bonus content and to support the podcast, or buy me a (metaphorical) coffee * In this episode I speak with Tawakkol Karman, a human rights activist, journalist and politician who is known as the “mother of the revolution”, “the iron woman” and “the lady of the Arab Spring,” for her key role in the 2011 pro-democracy uprisings in Yemen, also known as the Arab Spring. She was awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize for this work, making her the first Yemeni, the first Arab woman, and the second Muslim woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize, as well as the youngest Nobel Peace Laureate at the time, at the age of 32. Tawakkol is just one of the many women that have been at the forefront of this revolution, peacefully leading the path to freedom and democracy. Yemen is in the middle of one of the worst humanitarian crises of modern times which stems from the counter-revolution to the Arab Spring, waged by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Iran. Despite this, Tawakkol remains hopeful for the future of her country and the region, asserting that Yemeni people will continue their peaceful resistance until they “reach to the destiny of democracy.” Some topics we cover include: What Yemen was like in the years leading up to the Arab Spring, and the progress that has been made since Tawakkol's pivotal role in the movement as a journalist who exposed human rights abuses and mobilized weekly demonstrations against the government Her arrest for this work, and how it had the opposite effect of what the government intended The counter revolution led by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Iran - and how it led to one of the worse humanitarian crises of modern times Women's pivotal role in the Arab Spring uprisings, and the ongoing revolution What makes Tawakkol proud to be a woman, and to be Yemeni What keeps Tawakkol hopeful for the future of her country and the region Transcription is available here Changemakers: How women make change happen This is the first episode of the new Changemakers series which explores how women make change happen from those at the top helping to drive it. Each episode, we look at where we are on this long march to equality, what lies ahead, and how important you are in the fight. In this 14-episode series, we'll hear from Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakkol Karman, Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani, Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn, and Afghanistan's youngest ever female mayor Zarifa Ghafari, among others. Guest host Asha Dahya speaks with co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Movement Alicia Garza. — Become a Patron for access to bonus content and to support the podcast, or buy me a (metaphorical) coffee Follow us: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Tik Tok | Youtube | LinkedIn Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly dose of all things WOMAN We need more women's stories in the world! If you've enjoyed this episode, please share, subscribe, rate and review on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts Explore The Story of Woman book recommendations in the US and the UK - purchases support the podcast AND local bookstores

In this episode, recorded at the 2022 Oslo Freedom Forum, we hear from human rights activist Tawakkol Karman, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011 for her non-violent struggle for democracy and women's rights in Yemen. In her roles as a journalist, politician, and founder of the Tawakkol Karman International Foundation, she is also known as “mother of the revolution,” “the iron woman,” and the Lady of the Arab Spring.

Tawakkol Karman, la primera mujer del mundo árabe en ganar el premio Nobel de la Paz, fue una de las invitadas del Hay Festival de Querétaro. La llamada “madre de la Revolución” respondió las preguntas de BBC Mundo.

Laura Kasinof was one of the few foreign journalists in Yemen as the Arab Spring started to unfold there. From Yemen, she reported for the New York Times. Kasinof is also the author of "Don't Be Afraid of the Bullets: An Accidental War Correspondent in Yemen." In this episode of Tahrir Podcast, she talks about how she met Nobel peace prize winner Tawakkol Karman, how Abdurrabuh Mansur Hadi--current Yemeni President-- called her so she could hand the phone over to Karman so he could congratulate her, and much more. Kasinof's book "Don't Be Afraid of the Bullets: An Accidental War Correspondent in Yemen." : https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Afraid-Bullets-Accidental-Correspondent/dp/1628726482 Reach out! TahrirPodcast@gmail.com Streaming everywhere! https://linktr.ee/TahrirPodcast Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/TahrirPodcast

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Nobel Peace Prize Laureate & founder of Women Journalists Without Chains, Tawakkol Karman. She discusses the CIA report accusing Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of being behind the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, calls for action against Mohammed bin Salman, while accusing the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Iran of being the destroyers of Yemen, calls for UK and US arms sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE to stop in their entirety and much more!

Wonder Woman - Tawakkol Karman by Le Tour du Monde de l'Actu

The complex proxy war in Yemen has been raging for 7 years and has caused the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. But will President Biden offer a road to peace? Activist Tawakkol Karman, 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner, and journalist Robert Worth join Christiane Amanpour to explain what it will take. Former FBI Special Agent Asha Rangappa says the Trump team's impeachment defense, that his speech was protected, does not hold water as a legal issue. She argues that his lawyers have an uphill battle. Then a burst of Italian food and culture – a new CNN series, "Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy," sees the actor touring Italy and sampling local cuisine. He explains what he discovered along the way. Turning back to the Capitol attack and a sinister video that was played at the March to Save America Rally on January 6th; Jason Stanley is an expert on fascist propaganda and he says the video was just that. The author of “How Fascism Works” breaks down the video bit by bit with our Hari Sreenivasan.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

"My personality is not one of sitting in a library. I’m very much engaged with the world."Enjoy the second half of my conversation with freelance journalist and humanities PhD Alice Driver. ---------------------Alice Driver is a bilingual journalist based in Mexico City. Her narrative non-fiction, feature writing & audio work have appeared in National Geographic, Time, CNN, Cosmopolitan, Outside, Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting, Longreads, and NBC News. In 2017, Driver was invited by the Nobel Women’s Initiative to join Nobel Laureates Jody Williams, Shirin Ebadi, Tawakkol Karman, and Rigoberta Menchú as they traveled to Guatemala and Honduras to highlight the work of human rights activists in indigenous communities. In 2019, she worked with Chinese neorealist painter Liu Xiaodong and his documentary team along the US-Mexico border, and the results of that work, including the catalog for the exhibit that Driver is writing, will be shown at Dallas Contemporary museum in 2020.

Alice Driver is a bilingual journalist based in Mexico City. Her narrative non-fiction, feature writing & audio work have appeared in National Geographic, Time, CNN, Cosmopolitan, Outside, Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting, Longreads, and NBC News. In 2017, Driver was invited by the Nobel Women’s Initiative to join Nobel Laureates Jody Williams, Shirin Ebadi, Tawakkol Karman, and Rigoberta Menchú as they traveled to Guatemala and Honduras to highlight the work of human rights activists in indigenous communities. In 2019, she worked with Chinese neorealist painter Liu Xiaodong and his documentary team along the US-Mexico border, and the results of that work, including the catalog for the exhibit that Driver is writing, will be shown at Dallas Contemporary museum in 2020.

Dawn Engle is the co-founder and former executive director of the non-profit organization, the PeaceJam Foundation. The PeaceJam program was launched in February 1996 by co-founders Dawn Engle and Ivan Suvanjieff to provide the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates with a programmatic vehicle to use in working together to teach youth the art of peace.   To date, 14 Nobel Peace Laureates, including the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Rigoberta Menchú Tum, President Oscar Arias, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Mairead Corrigan Maguire, Betty Williams, President José Ramos-Horta, Tawakkol Karman, Sir Joseph Rotblat (Emeritus), Leymah Gbowee, Jody Williams, Kailash Satyarthi, and Shirin Ebadi, serve as members of the PeaceJam Foundation.   To date, over one million young people from 40 countries around the world have participated in the year long, award-winning PeaceJam curricular program. Engle and her husband Ivan Suvanjieff have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize seventeen times, and they were leading contenders for the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize. Engle is the co-director of multiple documentaries, including PEACEJAM, and co-author of the book, PeaceJam: A Billion Simple Acts of Peace. She has also directed the award-winning documentary films, Children of the Light, Rivers of Hope, Daughter of the Maya, and Without A Shot Fired which are the first four films in PeaceJam's Nobel Legacy Film Series.   If you enjoyed this episode, please consider to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It takes less than 60 seconds and it really makes a difference. Rate, review, and subscribe at HardyHaberland.com/iTunes.

Dawn Engle is the co-founder and former executive director of the non-profit organization, the PeaceJam Foundation. The PeaceJam program was launched in February 1996 by co-founders Dawn Engle and Ivan Suvanjieff to provide the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates with a programmatic vehicle to use in working together to teach youth the art of peace.   To date, 14 Nobel Peace Laureates, including the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Rigoberta Menchú Tum, President Oscar Arias, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Mairead Corrigan Maguire, Betty Williams, President José Ramos-Horta, Tawakkol Karman, Sir Joseph Rotblat (Emeritus), Leymah Gbowee, Jody Williams, Kailash Satyarthi, and Shirin Ebadi, serve as members of the PeaceJam Foundation.   To date, over one million young people from 40 countries around the world have participated in the year long, award-winning PeaceJam curricular program. Engle and her husband Ivan Suvanjieff have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize seventeen times, and they were leading contenders for the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize. Engle is the co-director of multiple documentaries, including PEACEJAM, and co-author of the book, PeaceJam: A Billion Simple Acts of Peace. She has also directed the award-winning documentary films, Children of the Light, Rivers of Hope, Daughter of the Maya, and Without A Shot Fired which are the first four films in PeaceJam's Nobel Legacy Film Series.   Brought to you by Haberland Group (HaberlandGroup.com) and Hardy Haberland's Programs (HardyHaberland.com).   This podcast is brought to you by Haberland Group. Haberland Group is a global provider of marketing solutions. With multidisciplinary teams in major world markets, our holding companies specialize in advertising, branding, communications planning, digital marketing, media, podcasting, public relations, as well as specialty marketing. If you are looking for a world-class partner to work on marketing programs, go to HaberlandGroup.com and contact us.   This podcast is also brought to you by Hardy Haberland's Programs. Hardy provides educational programs for high performers who want world-class achievement, true fulfillment, and lasting transformation in their lives. He also provides consulting for established brands and businesses that have generated a minimum of $3 million in annual sales. If you need a catalyst for transformation and a strategist for success at the highest level, go to HardyHaberland.com and apply.   If you enjoyed this episode, please consider to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It takes less than 60 seconds and it really makes a difference. Rate, review, and subscribe at HardyHaberland.com/iTunes.

Bernice A. King, directora ejecutiva del Centro King, habla sobre la importancia de construir la paz basada en la filosofía de no violencia que impulsó su padre Martin Luther King Jr.. Bernice King dijo que para la construcción de paz es necesario atacar el problema y no el carácter de la persona. "La reconciliación es la parte principal de la filosofía de mi papá porque nosotros estamos interconectados en este mundo", dijo King. En Mérida, Yucatán, se llevó a cabo la 17° Cumbre Mundial de Premios Nobel de la Paz. A la cumbre asistieron los Premios Nobel como David Trimble, Frederik Willem de Klerk, Jody Williams y José Ramos-Horta, Juan Manuel Santos, Kailash Satyarthi, Lech Walesa, Leymah Gbowee, Rigoberta Menchú, Shirin Ebadi y Tawakkol Karman.Para conocer sobre cómo CNN protege la privacidad de su audiencia, visite CNN.com/privacidad

Documentaries For A Conscious Humanity — Making Peace, One Movie at a TimeAired Tuesday, 19 March 2019, 5:00 PM EST / 2:00 PM PSTAn Interview with Filmmaker Emmanuel Itier“If you don’t like the current programming, turn off your TV and tell-a-vision instead.” — Swami BeyondanandaMovies move us.Sure they were originally called “movies” because they were “motion pictures”. And there is something about the total immersion in a darkened theater watching a large screen that “puts us in the picture” and creates a totality of experience that is not just intellectual, but visceral and all-encompassing. That’s why movies move us.Can movies move us toward an actual movement that moves the world?Our guest on Wiki Politiki this week, filmmaker Emmanuel Itier thinks so. Born in France, Itier moved to the US 30 years ago and has used his platform in recent years to promote consciousness, and political and spiritual transformation.His most recent film — created in collaboration with Executive Producer Sharon Stone, is called WE THE PEOPLE — a worldwide exploration of the notions of politics and economics with the likes of Robert Reich, Deepak Chopra, Sharon Stone, Michael Beckwith, Nobel Peace Laureates Mairead Maguire and Tawakkol Karman, Vandana Shiva, Mark Wahlberg, and many others. Says Emmanuel, “If we cultivate caring economies and politics maybe we can build a sustainable planet full of peace, justice and love for everybody. When you watch WE THE PEOPLE you will realize we are not focusing at putting anyone, any party, down but we are focusing on the possible solution to better our Humanity and use the tools of politics and economics to build a sustainable future.”In the subtitle, Emmanuel uses a compelling and “swami-esque” phrase, “Re-evolution” to cite the need to move beyond the old paradigm “revolution” to the far more constructive and generative “evolution” to describe the passage in front of us.He says, “This is a re-evolution of peace and love. How can we re-invent ourselves as one humanity, all interconnected, all interdependent from each other? Yes, we need a real change, a real shift of mind set and start looking again as collaborative forces and not as competitors, a peaceful neighbors and not segregated individuals. We need also a leadership inviting us to unite beyond our difference of opinion because we share the same land under the same sky.”Emmanuel Itier has enjoyed more than two decades of film success prior to this documentary. He directed: Tell Me No Lies (2000), Scarecrow (2002), The Invocation (featuring Deepak Chopra, Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama) and Bermuda Femme (2013). He also produced: Wildflower (1999) and Scarecrow Slayer (2003). In addition, he acted as a co-producer and financing consultant for Johnny Mnemonic, Another 9½ Weeks, Shattered Image (1998), The Dentist (1996), and Progeny (1999). Itier has also been a successful music and film journalist for rock magazines, French TV networks and the Internet for over twenty years. Finally Mr. Itier was a recipient of the 2018 Global Citizen Award from the prestigious United Nation Association, and was named President of The Year 2018 by the Rotary E- Club of World Peace.Can movies “move us” to massively mobilize and move?Tune in this Tuesday, March 19th at 2 pm PT / 5 pm ET and hear what a “new edge” filmmaker has to say. http://omtimes.com/iom/shows/wiki-politiki-radio-show/You can listen right here: http://wikipolitiki.com/archives/To find out more about Emmanuel Itier and We the People please go here: https://www.firstshowing.net/2018/trailer-for-doc-we-the-people-questioning-global-politics-economics/One more thing… How YOU and WE Can Make a DifferenceHave you noticed that regardless of which of the two political parties you vote for, neither of them seem to be willing to confront Monsanto and agribusiness? Are you disgusted and frustrated by the stonewalling by the two-party duopoly? Are you ready to empower a truly effective “third-way” movement that can move the dial? Are you ready for … oxymoron alert … FUNCTIONAL POLITICS?If so, go here to find out more: https://wikipolitiki.com/functional-politics-an-idea-whose-time-has-come/Support Wiki Politiki — A Clear Voice In The “Bewilderness”If you LOVE what you hear, and appreciate the mission of Wiki Politiki, “put your money where your mouse is” … Join the “upwising” — join the conversation, and become a Wiki Politiki supporter: http://wikipolitiki.com/join-the-upwising/Make a contribution in any amount via PayPal (https://tinyurl.com/y8fe9dks)Go ahead, PATRONIZE me! Support Wiki Politiki monthly through Patreon!

Meet Tawakkol Karman, the Yemeni journalist, politician and Nobel Peace Prize laureate of 2011. In Yemen, she is known as the "Mother of The Revolution", and she actively participated in demonstrations for democracy and human rights during the Arab Spring. Now, her homeland is in the midst of a regional and international conflict, and undergoing one of the biggest humanitarian catastrophes of our time. When Tawakkol Karman was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011, together with Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee, it was for, amongst many contributions, promoting the women's role in peace building. Hear her in conversation with our director Liv Tørres, about the challenges in Yemen and why the world needs brave women. The converation took place in English.

2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman is the first Yemeni, the first Arab woman and the second Muslim woman to win a Nobel Prize. A human rights activist, journalist and politician, she was dubbed the “Mother of the Revolution” for her key role in the Arab Spring, during which she was imprisoned numerous times. An advocate for education, social equality and responsible investment as means to counteract poverty and oppression, Karman offers hopeful solutions to uphold the democratic spirit across the globe. Series: "Ethics, Religion and Public Life: Walter H. Capps Center Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 32452]

2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman is the first Yemeni, the first Arab woman and the second Muslim woman to win a Nobel Prize. A human rights activist, journalist and politician, she was dubbed the “Mother of the Revolution” for her key role in the Arab Spring, during which she was imprisoned numerous times. An advocate for education, social equality and responsible investment as means to counteract poverty and oppression, Karman offers hopeful solutions to uphold the democratic spirit across the globe. Series: "Ethics, Religion and Public Life: Walter H. Capps Center Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 32452]

2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman is the first Yemeni, the first Arab woman and the second Muslim woman to win a Nobel Prize. A human rights activist, journalist and politician, she was dubbed the “Mother of the Revolution” for her key role in the Arab Spring, during which she was imprisoned numerous times. An advocate for education, social equality and responsible investment as means to counteract poverty and oppression, Karman offers hopeful solutions to uphold the democratic spirit across the globe. Series: "Ethics, Religion and Public Life: Walter H. Capps Center Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 32452]

2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman is the first Yemeni, the first Arab woman and the second Muslim woman to win a Nobel Prize. A human rights activist, journalist and politician, she was dubbed the “Mother of the Revolution” for her key role in the Arab Spring, during which she was imprisoned numerous times. An advocate for education, social equality and responsible investment as means to counteract poverty and oppression, Karman offers hopeful solutions to uphold the democratic spirit across the globe. Series: "Ethics, Religion and Public Life: Walter H. Capps Center Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 32452]

2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman is the first Yemeni, the first Arab woman and the second Muslim woman to win a Nobel Prize. A human rights activist, journalist and politician, she was dubbed the “Mother of the Revolution” for her key role in the Arab Spring, during which she was imprisoned numerous times. An advocate for education, social equality and responsible investment as means to counteract poverty and oppression, Karman offers hopeful solutions to uphold the democratic spirit across the globe. Series: "Ethics, Religion and Public Life: Walter H. Capps Center Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 32452]

2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman is the first Yemeni, the first Arab woman and the second Muslim woman to win a Nobel Prize. A human rights activist, journalist and politician, she was dubbed the “Mother of the Revolution” for her key role in the Arab Spring, during which she was imprisoned numerous times. An advocate for education, social equality and responsible investment as means to counteract poverty and oppression, Karman offers hopeful solutions to uphold the democratic spirit across the globe. Series: "Ethics, Religion and Public Life: Walter H. Capps Center Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 32452]

2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman is the first Yemeni, the first Arab woman and the second Muslim woman to win a Nobel Prize. A human rights activist, journalist and politician, she was dubbed the “Mother of the Revolution” for her key role in the Arab Spring, during which she was imprisoned numerous times. An advocate for education, social equality and responsible investment as means to counteract poverty and oppression, Karman offers hopeful solutions to uphold the democratic spirit across the globe. Series: "Ethics, Religion and Public Life: Walter H. Capps Center Series" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 32452]

Tawakkol Karman, prix Nobel de la Paix, était sur la Place de la Mairie de Barcelone pour observer une minute de silence suite aux attaques de Paris. Elle a défendu un Islam pacifique, clamant que l'Etat islamique ne représentait pas les musulmans. Propos recueillis en anglais par Cathy Dogon. 

Om bakslag och frambrytningar för arabvårens mödrar och döttrar. Vad hände med kvinnorna som stred i täten mot förtrycket? Vart tog de vägen när konstitutionerna skulle skrivas om och nya politiker väljas? Hör om sextrakasserier, överlevnadsstrategier och hjältinnemod i Jemen, Egypten, Libyen och Syrien - i de arabiska revolternas kölvatten. Vid den här tiden för två år sedan slog den arabiska våren ut i full blom. I land efter land, över hela arabvärlden, gick människor ut på gatorna för att protestera. Mot sina envåldshärskare och för demokrati. Och på många platser var det kvinnorna som stod i centrum för revolutionerna. De stod längst fram i demonstrationstågen och stred för sina rättigheter sida vid sida med männen. Tillsammans  fick de marken att röra sig under fötterna på diktatorer i Tunis, Kairo, Tripoli å Sanaa.  Men sen dess har mycket hänt. På många håll verkar den feministiska festyran ha kommit av sig. Det talas om en islamistisk vinter, om religiösa maktfullkomliga män som helst vill förpassa kvinnor till hemmet, eller nikaben. Som inte alls vill dela med sig av makten när det kommer till kritan och som vill skrämma och straffa kvinnor som tar sig ton mot de nya ledarna. Men - hur stort problem är egenligen islamisterna? Kvinnorna har ju tagit en allt större plats också inom dessa rörelser? Konflikts Lotten Collin var i Jemen under revolutionens crescendo, i oktober 2011. Hon återvände i veckan till huvudstaden Sanaa - där protesterna mot kvarlevorna av den nu avgångne president Ali Abdullah Salehs regim fortfarande pågår. På fredagsbönen mötte hon de islamistiska kvinnorättsaktivisterna Yusra Ahmed å Nadia Abdallah. I veckan hölls en syrisk kvinnokonferens i Stockholm. Kvinnor från oppositionens många falanger möttes för att planera hur kvinnors ställning kan stärkas den dag inbördeskriget är över. Till konferensen kom också kvinnor från andra delar av arabvärlden för att dela med sig av sina erfarenheter från pågående och avslutade revolutioner. Konflikts Kajsa Boglind åkte dit för att spela in ett samtal med tre av deltagarna: Bassra Kodmani, syriska och tidigare taleskvinna för syriska nationella rådet, Sameera Tuwaijri, saudiska och chef för UN Womens kontor i Kairo och Israa Murabit från organisationen Voice of Libyan Women. De tecknade en bild av att kvinnor visserligen blivit mer politiskt aktiva under upproren, men att de ändå inte inkluderas när nya lagar väl ska stiftas å konstitutioner skrivas. Många arabiska kvinnorättsaktivitster betonar att kvinnorna under revolutionerna vågat bryta mot de sociala normerna, och därigenom vidgat sitt handlingsutrymme. Men det är fortfarande inte helt ofarligt att utmana de gränser som finns för kvinnorna i arabvärlden. Det har blivit tydligt i Egypten.  Två år efter revolten som störtade Mubarak har landet kastats in i en turbulent period av politiska kriser, våld och protester. Och för halva befolkningen har revolutionen inte lett till några påtaliga förbättringar alls - tvärtom toppar Egypten den skamliga lista över länder där kvinnors inflytande minskar - enligt den internationella studien Global Gender Gap Report. Egypten har idag en enda kvinnlig minister - det är lika många som på Gamal Abdel Nassers tid på 60-talet - och inte en enda kvinnlig guvernör. I det första parlament som valdes efter revolutionen avskaffades könskvoteringen som tidigare funnits - vilket resulterade i endast 2% kvinnliga ledamöter. Men det som väckt starkast känslor när det gäller Egyptens kvinnor, är de grova sexuella övergrepp som ägt rum - på bland annat Tahrirtorget mitt i Kairo. Sveriges Radios Mellanösternkorrespondent Cecilia Uddén rapporterar därifrån. Men det finns också ljustecken, och tillförsikt. Många kvinnorättsaktivister menar att det faktum att kvinnorna spelat en så stor roll under revolterna kommer leda till att de i fortsättningen vägrar låta sig tystas. Att det på sikt ovillkorligen kommer att leda till det ökade politiska inflytande som så många kvinnor strävar efter. En av de mer hoppfulla rösterna är den jemenitiska protestledaren och fredspristagaren Tawakkol Karman. Konflikts Lotten Collin träffade henne i huvudstaden Sanaa. Programledare: Kajsa Boglind Producent: Lotten Collin