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Place of Birth: Slemani, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq
About Houzan Mahmoud
- Houzan Mahmoud (born 1973) is a Kurdish women's rights and anti-war activist born in Iraqi Kurdistan.
- She was a speaker at the anti-war rally in March 2003 in London and is the co-founder of the Iraqi Women’s Rights Coalition, and of the Culture Project, a platform for Kurdish feminists, writers and activists.Mahmoud grew up under the regime of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, and her earliest memories were of the Iran-Iraq war of 1980-88.
- "From the day I was born, all the way to this moment, all I have witnessed is war, a never ending war in Iraq", she has said.
- She started reading feminist literature, which inspired her activism against patriarchal violence, in particular honour killings, female genital mutilation, and forced marriages.Mahmoud received an MA in Gender Studies from SOAS.
- She has also worked as a representative of the Organisation of Women’s Freedom in Iraq.Mahmoud has led an international campaign against Sharia law and oppression of women in Iraq.
- Her articles have been published in The Guardian and The Independent.
- She has also been interviewed by CNN, NBC, Sky News and BBC.
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