Hind Al-Eryani | |
|---|---|
 Hind Al-Eryani at her TEDx Talk | |
| Born | Jibla |
| Nationality | Yemeni |
| Education | Computer science degree and master's in Business Administration |
| Occupation(s) | Activist and journalist |
| Awards | Arab Woman of the Year Award |
Hind Al-Eryani (Arabic: هند الإرياني) is a Yemeni activist and journalist. She advocates for women's rights, LGBTQ+ including gender minorities,[1] and peace in Yemen, and has written many articles in support of the topics.[2][3][4] She has also fought against khat, a drug-like substance.[2]
Hind actively participated in multiple campaigns and fought against numerous causes. She helped for the release of the Baha'is minority in Yemen.[5] She also confronted an eight year old child's rapist in Turkey.[6] Moreover, she also opposed a Reuter's reporter urging for his removal.[7]
In 2017, she won the Arab Woman of the Year Award for Achievement in Public Awareness.[8]
Her journalism caused her to have to seek asylum from Turkey to Sweden.[9] She also encountered multiple challenges with her refugee status in Sweden after she was obliged to move from Turkey due to death threats. Her advocacy ensued controversies and oppositions which endangered hers and her daughter's well-being.[10] She also received criticism in defending the LGBTQ community in the Arab world.[11]
Hind studied both in Yemen and Lebanon and has a degree in Computer science from Sana's University and a master's in business administration from the American University for Science and Technology. She is also currently a member of the UN Women's Yemeni Women Pact for Peace & Security.[12]
- ^ Sato, Mai; Alexander, Christopher (2021). State-Sanctioned Killing of Sexual Minorities: Looking Beyond the Death Penalty (Report). Monash University. p. 77. doi:10.26180/14069318.v3.
- ^ a b "Hind Aleryani | Women as Partners in Progress Resource Hub". Pioneers & Leaders. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Calling Me Homosexual Is No Insult – Yemeni Journalist Hind Al-Eryani Speaks Out". رصيف 22. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Hind Al-Eryani, porte-voix de la communauté LGBTQ+ au Yémen". Le Monde.fr (in French). 14 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "The Baha'is in Yemen: From Obscurity to Persecution and Exile". Sana'a Center For Strategic Studies. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ هند الإرياني: أردت إصلاح بلدي فهددوني بإحراق جسدي | ضيف وحكاية, retrieved 4 November 2023
- ^ ""Kill her when you see her." Hind Al-Eryani tells her story". Global Bar Magazine (in Swedish). 9 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "A Spotlight on the Winners of the Arab Women of the Year Awards 2017". About Her. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Middle East matters – A voice for Yemen: Journalist Hind Al-Eryani fights for human rights". France 24. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "هند الإرياني... قصة استثنائية لناشطة سياسية واجتماعية من اليمن إلى السويد | أكتر". Aktarr | أكتر (in Arabic). 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
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