Sabrina Saqeb

Sabrina Saqeb is an Afghan politician who served as a member of parliament from 2005 to 2010.[1][2][3][4] She received media attention in 2009 when she participated in and helped organize protests against a law passed by Afghan president Hamid Karzai pertaining to Shiite personal law.[2][4] Among other things, the law required women to have sex with their husbands at a certain frequency, and required women to get permission before leaving their house.[2] After completing her tenure in parliament, Saqeb co-founded an organization called the "Research Institute for Women, Peace and Security," and became an advocate for Women's rights.[3]

References
  1. Bobin, Frédéric (12 September 2009). "Sabrina Saqeb, députée à la pointe du combat des femmes en Afghanistan". Le Monde. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  2. Najafizada, Shoib; Gebauer, Matthias (3 March 2009). "Legalized Oppression of Women: Western Outrage over Discriminatory Afghan Law". Spiegel. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  3. Loshkin, Anna (25 May 2014). "Afghanistan's Women Emerge". The Diplomat. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  4. "Women protesting at 'pro-rape' law attacked by Afghan men". The Independent. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
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