the Aid Fund for Families of Martyrs says she 's given the money to a fund for victims of Yemen 's uprising . `` This is my duty to the youths who sacrificed for change , '' she says . In February 2012 , she became the first Arab woman to be awarded Nobel . She played an active role in the protests against former ruler Leymah Gbowee .
Karman says she 's given the money to a fund for victims of Yemen 's uprising . `` This is my duty to the youths who sacrificed for change , '' she says . In 2011 , she became the first Arab woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize . She played an active role in the protests against former ruler Ali Abdullah Saleh .