Zakia Soman

Zakia Soman is a women's rights activist from India and one of the founding members of Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan, a membership based human rights movement.[1]

Zakia Soman
Born
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
EducationM.A. and M.Phil. in English
Occupation(s)Lawyer, Writer
Known forfounder of Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan

Life

Zakia is from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, in India. She worked as a university professor of Business Communication in English at the University of Gujarat.[2]

Zakia Soman
Zakia Soman

Activism

Zakia is an advocate of the rights of Muslim women.[3] She has worked and written extensively on issues of peace and justice, secularism, human rights, and minority rights. She also set-up the Peace and Human Security theme in ActionAid.

She is a member of South Asian Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE). She used to be a university professor in Gujarat before she quit her job and started working for minority rights. She is a founder of Centre for Peace Studies, which engages in knowledge activism for peace and tolerance.[4]

Recognition

In 2014, National Commission for Women awarded Zakia the Outstanding Women Achiever's Award.[5] She has also featured in BBC's 100 Fearless Women in November 2015.[6]

References
  1. "Mumbai shrine to allow entry to women". BBC News. 2016-10-24. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  2. "Zakia and Noorjehan: Duo lead movement for reforms in Muslim personal laws". www.hindustantimes.com/. 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  3. "Yes, Tablighi Jamaat Organisers Were Irresponsible. No, They Do Not Represent All of India's Muslims".
  4. "Zakia Soman - Women Economic Forum (WEF)". WEF. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  5. "Zakia Soman (India) | WikiPeaceWomen – English". wikipeacewomen.org. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  6. "Zakia Nizami Soman | WISE Muslim Women". wisemuslimwomen.org. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
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