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, with the protesters facing attacks from Afghan men for their stance.[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
[edit]- ^ Bobin, Frédéric (12 September 2009). "Sabrina Saqeb, députée à la pointe du combat des femmes en Afghanistan". Le Monde. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ a b c Najafizada, Shoib; Gebauer, Matthias (3 March 2009). "Legalized Oppression of Women: Western Outrage over Discriminatory Afghan Law". Spiegel. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ a b Loshkin, Anna (25 May 2014). "Afghanistan's Women Emerge". The Diplomat. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Women protesting at 'pro-rape' law attacked by Afghan men". The Independent. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
