Camilla graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor in Islamic Studies and Asian cultures. She will be starting her Master of Theological Studies at Harvard University this fall, with a focus on religion, ethics and politics . She is currently working for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as a Junior Communication and...
Amna is a journalist and researcher from Pakistan, currently living in Sydney. She is a recent graduate of Gender and Cultural Studies from the University of Sydney with a distinction. She completed her first masters in Diversity and Media with a distinction from the University of Westminster, UK. She is the recipient of three prestigious...
Salam Zada has received her a bachelor’s degree in English, from Salahaddin University, Iraq. she is a woman activist working in the war and conflict zones in Iraq- Kurdistan Regional Government (Iraq-KRG)since 2014.. She has worked in the capacity of a project manager in several projects focusing on empowering women and girls in internally Displaced...
Fahima Hashim was the Director of Salmmah Women’s Resource Center in Khartoum, Sudan. One of Fahima’s greatest characteristics is that she challenges all taboos for the greater cause of human rights and specifically equal rights of women. Fahima confronts all of the sexist, racist, and anti-human rights laws in Sudan. She has worked with WLUML...
Setenay Mutlu Adisonmez is a London based women’s rights advocate who practices in UK immigration policy and law. She has previously worked as a junior researcher and campaigner with several human rights and anti-poverty organisations including Amnesty International and Oxfam in Turkey, Scandinavia and the UK. In 2018, Setenay started work as an intern with...
Mahboubeh Abbasgholizadeh has been a long time WLUML networker who has played an important role in Iran since the 1990s. She had is an active member of the Stop Stoning to Death Campaign and the Iranian Women’s Charter. She was the director of the Non-Governmental Organisation Training Centre (NGOTC) and while in exile (since 20010)...
Isabel Marler is the Communications Coordinator of the Challenging Fundamentalisms programme at the Associate for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID), a position which involves online communications and outreach, and research and knowledge-production for advocacy and capacity-building purposes. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Bristol and a Master’s degree in Gender...
Haddy Jatou Jonga is a feminist activist focusing on the promotion of the wellbeing of women and children. She currently hosts a TV show on the Gambia’s National broadcaster centered on youth development. She currently spearheads the mentorship team of Think Young Women, a young women-led non-profit organization. Through this mentorship program that provides d...
Zarqa Yaftali is the Director of the Women and Children Legal Research Foundation which focuses on promoting and supporting civil society efforts to include women in decision-making at a national level. Ms. Yaftali is Board Member of the Women’s Regional Network (WRN) and Co-chair of the Women Peace and Security working group. She has...
Ifra Asad is a researcher, writer, activist, and communications specialist. She studied Creative Writing from Franklin and Marshall College and Comparative Literature from SOAS, University of London. She is currently working at Aga Khan Education Service, Pakistan Islamabad. In addition, she serves on the editorial team for two literary magazines, has been published by Three...
