Aneesa Ahmed
Aneesa Ahmed | |
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އަނީސާ އަހްމަދު | |
 Ahmed in 2013 | |
| Born | 29 September 1949 |
| Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University |
| Known for | Women's rights activist Deputy Speaker of thePeople's Majlis Deputy Minister of Women's Affairs |
Aneesa Ahmed(Dhivehi:އަނީސާ އަހްމަދު;born 29 September 1949) is aMaldivianwomen's rights activist who was also the first female speaker (vice) ofPeople's Majlisfrom 2004 to 2009.[1]
She studied as a Humphrey Fellow atPennsylvania State Universityfrom 1985 to 1986.[2]She later served as Deputy Minister of Women's Affairs in Maldives, where she brought up the subject of domestic violence although it wastabooto do so.[2]After her service in government, she founded the non-governmental organization "Hope for Women" and led sessions aboutgender-based violencewith police, students, and others.[3]When the national radio of the Maldives began to feature religious scholars who claimedfemale genital mutilationwas supported by Islam, she asked the government to intervene, and talked publicly about the harm caused by female genital mutilation.[1]
She received a 2012International Women of Courage Award.[1][4]She was the second Maldivian woman to receive an International Women of Courage Award.[5]
References
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- ^"AWIU » Maldives – Aneesa Ahmed".American Women for International Understanding.Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-09.Retrieved2018-07-16.
- ^"HaveeruOnline -" International Women and Courage Award "is an added impetus: Aneesa Ahmed".haveeru.mv.Archived fromthe originalon 2014-09-07.
- ^"Maldives: US awards Aneesa Ahmed 'International Woman of Courage' award".International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics.