Hameeda Hossain
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Who is Hameeda Hossain?
Hameeda Hossain; Bengali: হামিদা হোসেন, is a prominent Bangladeshi human rights activist and academic. Dr. Hossain has published many books and articles relating to human rights and women’s issues in Bangladesh, in Islam, and worldwide. She is a founding member of Ain o Salish Kendra, a legal aid and human rights organisation. In 1969 in the then East Pakistan, along with economist Rehman Sobhan she founded English-language monthly current affairs magazine, Forum. The magazine became renowned for its outspoken criticism against the West Pakistani establishment, and advocacy of democracy and economic reforms in the Pakistani union.
Dr. Hossain is a member of the board of directors of the Centre for Secular Space, an international human rights organization that stands for International Defense Against Religious Extremism.
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