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Women in Somalia form a key part of Somali society, with clearly defined and important roles in the family and structure. This includes Somali women in Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia. [1][2] From the time of Ismail Urwayni 's proselytizing in 1890, until the Dervish ...
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Lady Ferguson (/ ɑːˈjɑːn ˈhɪərsi ˈɑːli /; Dutch: [aːˈjaːn ˈɦiːrsi ˈaːli] ⓘ; Somali: Ayaan Xirsi Cali: Ayān Ḥirsi 'Alī ; [a] born 13 November 1969) [1] is a Somali -born Dutch-American writer, activist and former politician. [2][3][4] She is a critic of Islam and advocate for the rights and self ...
Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur. Children. 2. Waris Dirie (Somali: Waris Diiriye; born 21 October 1965) is a Somali model, author, actress and human rights activist in the fight against female genital mutilation (FGM). From 1997 to 2003, she was a UN special ambassador against FGM. In 2002 she founded her own organization in Vienna, the ...
Amanda Lindhout (born June 12, 1981) [1][2] is a Canadian humanitarian, public speaker and journalist. On August 23, 2008, she and members of her entourage were kidnapped by Islamist insurgents in southern Somalia. She was released 15 months later on November 25, 2009, [3] and has since embarked on a philanthropic career. [4]
Somali woman in traditional Guntino. During regular, day-to-day activities, Somali women usually wear the guntiino. It is a long stretch of cloth tied over the shoulder and draped around the waist. The cloth is usually made out of alandi, which is a textile that is common in the Horn region and some parts of North Africa. The garment can be ...
physician. Website. dhaf.org. Hawa Abdi Dhiblawe[1] (Somali: Xaawo Cabdi, Arabic: حواء عبدي, 17 May 1947 – 5 August 2020) was a Somali human rights activist and physician. She was the founder and chairperson of the Dr. Hawa Abdi Foundation (DHAF), a non-profit organization.
Edna Adan Ismail (Somali: Edna Aadan Ismaaciil / Adna Aadan Ismaaciil; born 8 September 1937) is a nurse midwife, activist, and was the first female Foreign Minister of Somaliland [1] from 2003 to 2006. She previously served as Somaliland's Minister of Family Welfare and Social Development. She is the director and founder of the Edna Adan ...
Her father, Nur Omar Mohamed, an ethnic Somali from the Majeerteen clan of Northeastern Somalia, [19] was a colonel in the Somali army under Siad Barre, served with distinction in the 1977-78 Ogaden War between Somalia and Ethiopia, and also worked as a teacher trainer. [20] [21] Her mother, Fadhuma Abukar Haji Hussein, a Benadiri, died when ...