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During the protests, Karman was part of a large number of women activists—up to 30 percent of the protestors—demanding change in Yemen. [56] On 16 October, government snipers in Taiz shot and killed Aziza Othman Kaleb, CNN reported she was the first woman to have been killed during the Yemen protests but could not verify this claim. [57]
Pages in category "Yemeni women's rights activists" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Today, many Yemeni activist women believe that Shari'a can be interpreted to further include women in the social, political, economic, and cultural life of the country. [19] Many of the discriminatory policies restrict familial rights of women. Women in Yemen cannot marry a non-Yemeni without approval from both her family and the state. [5]
It includes women activists that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "Yemeni women activists" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Between 2000 and 2004 Al-Mutawakel worked for the National Commission for Women in Yemen, where she was responsible for public relations and women's participation in political processes. [8] In 2004 she began working on Yemeni human rights, initially with the Organisation for the Defence of Rights and Freedoms. [9]
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, has said that women should not be in combat roles in the military because they are not “as capable” as men.. The 44 ...
Amatalrauf "Raufa Hassan" al-Sharki (Arabic: رؤوفة حسن; 1958 – April 27, 2011) was an educator, feminist [1] and human rights activist from Yemen.She was a professor of mass media and the director of a Women's Studies Center at the University of Sana'a. [2]
Muna Luqman is a Yemeni activist, peace builder, founder of the organization Food4Humanity and co-founder of the Women in Solidarity Network.. Luqman's career includes social work in the areas of health care, water projects and demining with the Adventist Development and Relief Agency.