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Zainab al-Khawaja | |
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| Born | 21 October 1983 |
| Education | Beloit College |
| Movement | Bahraini uprising (2011–present) |
| Spouse | Wafi Almajed[1] |
| Parent(s) | Abdulhadi al-Khawaja (father) Khadija al-Mousawi (mother) |
| Relatives | Maryam al-Khawaja (sister) Jude (daughter, born ca 2009)[2] Abdulhadi (son, born ca 2015)[2] |
Zainab Abdulhadi al-Khawaja (Arabic: زينب عبد الهادي الخواجة; born 21 October 1983[3][4]) is a Bahraini human rights activist, and a participant in the Bahraini uprising.[5] She rose to prominence after posting tweets online about the protests under the name AngryArabiya[6] as well as for protesting her father Abdulhadi al-Khawaja's detention during his hunger strike.[7]
- ^ "Bahrain hunger striker sees husband for first time in two months". The Guardian. 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
- ^ a b Case history: Zainab al-Khawaja
- ^ Nikoline Vestergaard. "OVERBLIK: Al-Khawajas kamp for demokrati". DR. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Bahrain releases all female prisoners bar AngryArabiya
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