Aneesa Ahmed

Aneesa Ahmed (Arabic: أنيسة أحمد) is a Maldivian women's rights activist. In 2012, she received the International Women of Courage Award. She was the second woman from the Maldivies to receive this award.

 Life 

Aneesa studied at Pennsylvania State University from 1985 to 1986. She was a Humphrey Fellow.

 Work 

Aneesa was Deputy Minister of Women's Affairs in Maldives.  She talked about domestic violence, even though it was a taboo subject. After her job in the government, she started the NGO  "Hope for Women".  She talked about violence against women with police, students, and others.

When the national radio of the Maldives had talks by religious students who said female genital mutilation was Islamic, she asked the government to stop them.  She talked about the harm caused by female genital mutilation.

 References  

 Other websites 
 2012 International Women of Courage Awards, U.S. State Department photostream on Flickr 
Secretary's International Women of Courage Award (U.S. Department of State)

Category:Women who received the International Women of Courage Award
Category:Women's rights activists
Category:Living people
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Maldivian politicians