Ibb, Yeman, March 28, 2012 – Mahliah Mohammed, 45 is a Women in Technology (WIT) participant from Ibb in Yareem province, Yemen. She is married with 7 kids (4 girls & 3 boys). Mahliah got married when she finished 6th grade. Her husband’s family didn’t allow her to finish school because they believe that education or work is not for women. They kept her in the house doing house work and they also started looking for husbands for her daughters so that they don’t continue their education.
Continue reading “Women in Technology Program – Story of Strong Yemeni Woman”Tawakkol Karman – Nobel Peace Prize Winner 2011
Tawakkol Karman
Nobel Peace Prize Winner 2011
Residence at the Time of the Award: Yemen
Prize Motivation: “for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work”
“Tawakkol Karman – Biographical”. Nobelprize.org. 2 Jan 2012
Tawakel Karman was born on 7 February 1979 in Mekhlaf, Ta’izz province, Yemen
She grew up near Taiz, which is the third largest city in Yemen.
She is the daughter of Abdel Salam Karman, a lawyer and politician.
She is the sister of Tariq Karman, who is a poet, and Safa Karman, who works for Al Jazeera.
She is married and is the mother of three children.
Tawakel Karman is a Yemeni journalist and human rights activist
who heads the group “Women Journalists Without Chains,”
which she co-founded in 2005.