A Moroccan youth leader has called on the Norwegian Nobel Committee and tech giant Meta to review their association with Yemeni Nobel laureate Tawakkol Karman, accusing her of spreading “incitement” and “misinformation” about the recent protests in Morocco.
In two formal letters seen by Assahifa, Ismail El Hamraoui, founder of the Parallel Youth Government of Morocco, urged the Nobel Committee to reconsider Karman’s 2011 Peace Prize and asked Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to review her membership of the company’s Oversight Board.
El Hamraoui argued that Karman’s online posts about Morocco’s “Gen Z” protests – including a claim that demonstrators were “approaching the royal palace” – were “false and provocative,” and contradicted the values of peace and dialogue associated with her global roles.
In a letter dated 4 October 2025 and verified by Assahifa, El Hamraoui told the Norwegian Nobel Committee that Karman’s recent media activity represented “a serious deviation from the moral and humanitarian principles that underpin the Nobel Peace Prize.”
“The Prize stands as a beacon of conscience and moral responsibility,” he wrote. “However, Ms Karman has repeatedly engaged in activities that incite division and disseminate misleading information, threatening the spirit of peace and human dignity.”
He urged the committee to open an independent investigation into her conduct, to consider disciplinary measures, and to establish an ethical oversight mechanism to monitor laureates’...
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