Houzan Mahmoud

Houzan Mahmoud (born 1973) is a Kurdish women rights and anti-war activist born in Iraqi Kurdistan. She was the main speaker at the anti-war rally in March 2003 in London and the Co-founder of Iraqi Women’s Rights Coalition. She has led an international campaign against Sharia law and oppression of women in Iraq. Her articles have been published in The Guardian and The Independent. She has also been interviewed by CNN, NBC, Sky News and BBC.

External links

• Houzan Mahmoud's Profile, The Guardian.
• Denmark: Freedom of expression under attack from Islamists!, November 2005.
• Spring 2006 Visiting Scholars Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, March 2006.