page_title: Nisha Ayub
hierarchical_section_title: Nisha Ayub
caption_attribution_description: English: International Women of Courage Awards 2016
context_page_description: Nisha Ayub is a transgender rights activist from Malaysia. She started the the SEED Foundation to help transgender people and Justice for Sisters for legal help. In 2016, she received the International Women of Courage Award.
  When Nisha was 21 years old, she was sentenced to prison under Sharia law for wearing women's clothing. When she got out of prison, she started working for the rights of transgender people in Malaysia.
context_section_description: Nisha Ayub is a transgender rights activist from Malaysia.  She started the the SEED Foundation to help transgender people and Justice for Sisters for legal help.    In 2016, she received the International Women of Courage Award.
  When Nisha was 21 years old, she was sentenced to prison under Sharia law (Islamic law) for wearing women's clothing.   When she got out of prison, she started working for the rights of transgender people in Malaysia.
caption: Nisha Ayub and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in 2016
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