Faiza Jama Mohamed

Faiza Jama Mohamed (born 1958) is a Somalian women's rights activist, Africa Regional Director of Equality Now. She has been a prominent campaigner for the Maputo Protocol, and against female genital mutilation.

Life

Faiza Jama Mohamed holds a Masters in Business Administration from the California State University, Fresno. In 1998, she also gained a human rights diploma from the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) at The Hague.[1]

In 2004, Faiza Jama Mohamed wrote Pambazuka News editorials arguing for the importance of the African Protocol on the Rights of Women.[2][3] She has also written for The Guardian.[4]

Works

References

  1. ^ Pearl Atuhaire, 'A Compendium of Women in Peace and Security Processes in the East and Horn of Africa', February 17, 2014. SSRN 2397005
  2. ^ 'African Leaders Must Act Now to Ratify the Protocol on the Rights of Women', Pambasuka News, 162, 24 June 2004. Reprinted in Firoze Manji; Patrick Burnett, eds. (2005). African Voices on Development and Social Justice: Editorials from Pambazuka News 2004. Fahamu/Pambazuka. pp. 101–103. ISBN 978-9987-417-35-3.
  3. ^ 'Putting an End to Female Genital Mutilation: The African Protocol on the Rights of Women', Pambasuka News, 173, 9 September 2004. Reprinted in Firoze Manji; Patrick Burnett, eds. (2005). African Voices on Development and Social Justice: Editorials from Pambazuka News 2004. Fahamu/Pambazuka. pp. 114–5. ISBN 978-9987-417-35-3.
  4. ^ Does Kenya have the courage to lead on women's rights in Africa, The Guardian, 21 April 2014. Accessed 10 March 2020.