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Feminist activist hanaa edwar denounce withdraw from national conference on human rights in iraq
Hanaa Edwar (born 1946) is an Iraqi women's rights activist. She is the founder and general secretary of Iraqi Al-Amal Association, and co-founder of the Iraqi Women's Network.
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- Feminist activist hanaa edwar denounce withdraw from national conference on human rights in iraq
- Inaugural australian arab women s dialogue dr victoria mason in conversation with hanaa edwar
- Biography
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Inaugural australian arab women s dialogue dr victoria mason in conversation with hanaa edwar
Biography
Edwar received a degree in law from Baghdad University in 1967.
She founded the Al-Amal Association in 1992.
In July 2005 she helped organize protest at Article 41 of the newly drafted constitution, and called for a meeting between women's rights activists and members of the constitutional drafting committee.
In June 2011 she interrupted a government television conference to challenge Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki about the army having arrested four protestors. After she challenged the prime minister publicly, a "bullet was left in an envelope outside her office."
She won Arab Woman of the Year Award in 2013.