The Best Activistoftheyear in Social Media

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1st

Meltem Arıkan™

Novelist, Playwright, Columnist/ Yazar http://www.facebook.com/Yazar.Meltem.Arikan http://www.meltemarikan.com/

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20 votes in activistoftheyear
131 votes in author
16 votes in activism
7 votes in activist
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2nd

Skip_Conover

International Executive. Author. If they give you lined paper, write the other way! My: 忘れられたゲート。

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8 votes in activistoftheyear

3rd

Mona Kareem

@binghamtonu (comp lit) grad student, published two poetry collections, journalist, & contributor for @Globalvoices and @Advox. A #Stateless of #Kuwait.

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2 votes in activistoftheyear

3rd
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enwayer

I'm a Human Being: 70% Water 100% Kuwaiti.. Not good at math .. Political Science Student... Activist/Blogger and Occasional Ranter... & i'm running out of spac

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2 votes in activistoftheyear

3rd
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زكي سفر

I take pleasure in exposing extremism & misogyny اتوتر في قضايا المرأة السعودية والتطرف الديني http://sayat.me/safarzo حجازي للنخاع

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2 votes in activistoftheyear

3rd
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Birgitta Jónsdóttir

Member (Activist) in the Icelandic Parliament for the Movement - Tibet - http://immi.is - Saving Iceland - Collateral Murder - Poet - FOIA - WikiLeaks

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2 votes in activistoftheyear
1 vote in activist

4th

Peter C. Frank

Disabled GOP LGBT political & community activist, advocate, & single gay guy in Westchester County (NYC suburb). No tweet deleting here. #Luvs2Snuggle #NightOwl

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1 vote in activistoftheyear

4th
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Ian Somerhalder

Dead guy on LOST now undead on The Vampire Diaries. Still happily contemplating Man's existential dilemma...

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1 vote in activistoftheyear

4th
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Eman Al Nafjan

Blogger, writing about current issues in Saudi Arabia. http://sayat.me/saudiwomanblog picture is 1943 painting by Palestinian artist Mounira Nusseibeh

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