Women of the Arab Spring

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political activists protest participants social movement constituency women human rights defenders women’s rights advocates

Women of the Arab Spring are the activists, protesters, and leaders across Arab countries who played pivotal roles in the 2010–2011 uprisings for freedom, dignity, and social justice.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Citizens of the Arab Spring (selected activists)	1

Statements (87)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	political activists ⓘ protest participants ⓘ social movement constituency ⓘ women human rights defenders ⓘ women’s rights advocates ⓘ
activeInCountry	Algeria ⓘ Bahrain ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Jordan ⓘ Libya ⓘ Morocco ⓘ Oman ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ Syria ⓘ Tunisia ⓘ Yemen ⓘ
activeInPeriod	2010–2011 ⓘ early 2010s ⓘ
advocatedFor	civil liberties ⓘ democratic governance ⓘ end to police brutality ⓘ freedom of assembly ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ gender equality ⓘ women’s rights ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Bahraini uprising of 2011 ⓘ Egyptian Revolution of 2011 ⓘ 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ surface form: Libyan Civil War (2011) Syrian Civil War ⓘ surface form: Syrian uprising (2011) Tunisian Revolution ⓘ Yemeni Revolution of 2011 ⓘ surface form: Yemeni uprising (2011)
contributedTo	documentation of human rights abuses ⓘ international awareness of uprisings ⓘ mobilization of mass protests ⓘ
discussedIn	academic literature on gender and revolution ⓘ documentary films ⓘ human rights reports ⓘ journalistic accounts of the Arab Spring ⓘ
faced	arbitrary arrest ⓘ detention ⓘ sexual harassment ⓘ sexual violence ⓘ smear campaigns ⓘ state repression ⓘ threats to family members ⓘ torture and ill-treatment ⓘ travel bans ⓘ
hasRole	activists ⓘ bloggers ⓘ citizen journalists ⓘ community organizers ⓘ lawyers ⓘ medical volunteers ⓘ political leaders ⓘ protesters ⓘ students ⓘ trade unionists ⓘ
impact	increased visibility of Arab women in politics ⓘ inspiration for later feminist and protest movements ⓘ strengthening of women’s civil society networks ⓘ
includedNotableFigure	Asmaa Mahfouz ⓘ Dalia Ziada ⓘ Samira Ibrahim ⓘ surface form: Esraa Abdel Fattah Gihan Ibrahim ⓘ Lina Ben Mhenni ⓘ Manal al-Sharif ⓘ Samira Ibrahim ⓘ surface form: Nawara Negm Razan Zaitouneh ⓘ Samira Ibrahim ⓘ Tawakkol Karman ⓘ
motivatedBy	demands for dignity ⓘ demands for economic opportunity ⓘ demands for freedom ⓘ demands for political reform ⓘ demands for social justice ⓘ opposition to authoritarianism ⓘ opposition to corruption ⓘ
organized	marches ⓘ neighborhood committees ⓘ sit-ins ⓘ street protests ⓘ
participatedIn	Arab Spring ⓘ
usedTool	Facebook ⓘ Twitter, Inc. ⓘ surface form: Twitter blogs ⓘ online video platforms ⓘ social media ⓘ

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Ambassador of Conscience Award → hasRecipient → Women of the Arab Spring ⓘ

Homo Homini Award → hasRecipient → Women of the Arab Spring ⓘ

this entity surface form: Citizens of the Arab Spring (selected activists)