Ensaf Haidar
| Insaf Haider إنصاف حيدر | |
|---|---|
 Ensaf Haidar, speaking in 2015. | |
| Born | 1985 (age 30–31) |
| Residence | Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Saudi |
| Occupation | Human rights activist |
| Religion | Islam |
| Spouse(s) | Raef Badawi (2001 - ) |
Insaf Haider (born 1985), is a Saudi human rights activist. She is the wife of Raef Badawi,[1] and is campaigning for his freedom. She is the president of the Raif Badawi Foundation for Freedom, which campaigns for freedom of speech and human rights awareness in the Arab world.[2]
Personal life
She married Raef Badawi in Saudi Arabia in 2001, and began his case this after directing harsh criticism against the religious establishment in Saudi Arabia through the articles and media interviews, which angered the radical Saudi clerics, including Abdul-Rahman al-Barrak, Saudi religious scholar, and former member of the teaching body of Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University.
After her husband was imprisoned, she and her family fled to Canada.
Arrest of Raef Badawi
She added that «Barrak» issued a fatwa b «atone Raef», accusing him of «apostate», and incited to kill him, according to the Israeli justice Haider told the newspaper. It continued: «then escalated the voices calling for the arrest and trial Raef, Saudi authorities have responded in the end to pressure extremists and arrested him on June 12, 2012». She left Saudi Arabia with her children as soon as the fatwa atone for her husband, months before his arrest, She traveled to Canada, where she lives there yet. She added: «I was afraid for my life and the lives of my children, Fassaferna to Lebanon, and then we moved to Canada immediately after his arrest, where we got a permit to establish a temporary». She gave birth to it of «Raef» two daughters and a son, and her husband told her in a phone call between them last that his morale is high. Israeli newspaper reported that «justice» making great efforts for women's rights, and draws a lot of criticism.
Position with her husband
Emphasizes fairness she agrees with her husband in the need to cancel the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, which it describes as a third party «religious police.» The number of international bodies and human rights organizations demanded the release of the Saudi activist immediately out of respect for freedom of opinion. It was Mohammed Badawi's father, «Raef», confirmed in numerous media interviews that «his son, an atheist, demanding punished for the attack on the air». Saudi activist wife Raef Badawi.
Sakharov Prize
On 15 December 2015, she accepted the European Union's Sakharov Prize on behalf of her husband.[3]
References
- ↑ "Jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi wins Pen Pinter prize". 6 October 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ↑ "The Raif Badawi Foundation for Freedom". The Raif Badawi Foundation. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ↑ "Sakharov Prize award ceremony: 'Raif Badawi was brave enough to say no to their barbarity'". 16 December 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2016.