ABOUT US

WHO WE ARE

OUR BOARD

Alex McCarthy

Alex McCarthy

Alexandria S. McCarthy is the International Advocacy Programme Officer at Musawah, the global movement for equality and justice in the...

Amal Elmohandes

Amal Elmohandes

Amal Elmohandes completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts from the American University in Cairo (AUC) with a major in English...

Amna Nasir

Amna Nasir

Amna Nasir is a journalist and researcher from Pakistan, currently living in Sydney. She is a recent graduate of Gender...

Najia Haneefi

Najia Haneefi

Najia Haneefi is a dedicated outspoken feminist activist and fearless radio journalist with extensive experience in leading campaigns and protests...

Mona Tajali

Mona Tajali

Dr. Mona Tajali has been a long-term collaborator with the research wing of the transnational feminist solidarity network, Women Living...

Homa Hoodfar

Homa Hoodfar

Homa Hoodfar is Professor of Anthropology, Emerita, at Concordia University, Montreal. Describing herself as an academic in the service of...

Vrinda Narain

Vrinda Narain

Vrinda Narain is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law, McGill University. Professor Narain is a Member of the Centre...

Zarqa Yaftali

Zarqa Yaftali

Zarqa Yaftali is the Director of the Women and Children Legal Research Foundation which focuses on promoting and supporting civil...

Naureen Shameem

Naureen Shameem

Naureen Shameem is a feminist activist and human rights lawyer, with experience in international advocacy, research and transnational organizing. She...

OUR COUNCIL

Ada Romero

Ada Romero

I am a young professional graduated in the newly-built degree Global Studies in Barcelona and an intern at WLUML. I...

Anniesa Hussain

Anniesa Hussain

Anniesa Hussain joined WLUML in 2020, initially as UK Coordinator for the “No Peace Without Women’s Rights in Afghanistan” campaign....

Camilla Gray

Camilla Gray

Camilla Gray graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor in Islamic Studies and Asian cultures. She will be...

Dana Kamour

Dana Kamour

Dana Kamour is a feminist with experience in non-profit project coordination and delivery. She joined WLUML in 2021 for a...

Fahima Hashim

Fahima Hashim

Fahima Hashim was the Director of Salmmah Women’s Resource Center in Khartoum, Sudan. One of Fahima’s greatest characteristics is that...

Haddy Jatou Jonga

Haddy Jatou Jonga

Haddy Jatou Jonga is a feminist activist focusing on the promotion of the wellbeing of women and children. She currently...

Hilal Işık

Hilal Işık

Hilal Işık, who worked professionally and voluntarily in many NGOs such as Transparency International and Climate Action Network, joined WLUML...

Humaira Saqib

Humaira Saqib

Humaira Saqib has Prehension of honorary certificate in Finance and Business from North wood university – America, and from Kabul...

Ifra Asad

Ifra Asad

Ifra Asad is a researcher, writer, activist, and communications specialist. She studied Creative Writing at Franklin and Marshall College and...

Isabel Marler

Isabel Marler

Isabel Marler is the Communications Coordinator of the Challenging Fundamentalisms programme at the Associate for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID),...

Mahboubeh Abbasgholizadeh

Mahboubeh Abbasgholizadeh

Mahboubeh Abbasgholizadeh has been a long time WLUML networker who has played an important role in Iran since the 1990s....

Maria Kardashevskaya

Maria Kardashevskaya

My name is Maria Kardashevskaya but I go by the name Masha. I am a PhD Candidate in Peace and...

Najla Raheel

Najla Raheel

Born in Kabul (Afghanistan), Najla Raheel is an Afghan women’s rights activist, defence attorney and vice-president of Afghanistan Independent Bar...

Paky Eckerström

Paky Eckerström

Paky Eckerström is a postgraduate student at the University of Helsinki with knowledge of human rights issues in cultural, social...

Saira K Zuberi

Saira K Zuberi

Saira is a Gender and Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Consultant hailing from South Asia, and currently based in T’karonto, the...

Sana Zada

Sana Zada

Sana Zada received her a bachelor’s degree in English, from Salahaddin University, Iraq. she is a woman activist working in...

Setenay Mutlu Adisonmez

Setenay Mutlu Adisonmez

Setenay Mutlu Adisönmez is a London based women’s rights advocate who practices in UK immigration policy and law. She has...

Suzanna Eddyono

Suzanna Eddyono

Suzanna Eddyono obtained her PhD in Sociology from the University of Pittsburgh. She is currently a member of teaching staff...

OUR FOUNDING MEMBERS

REMEMBERING WLUML

Cassandra Balchin

Cassandra Balchin

Cassandra Balchin was born in England in 1962 to Yovanka (née Tomich), a Yugoslav refugee and former journalist, and Nigel...

Salma Sobhan

Salma Sobhan

Salma Sobhan Lives with us through her words and actions Salma Sabhan  passed away suddenly late on Monday, 29th December (2003...