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Zainab al-Khawaja

(1983) Human Rights Defender

9 quotes in 41 categories

Zainab al-Khawaja is a human rights defender.

Quick Facts About Zainab al-Khawaja

Born: January 1, 1983
Profession: Human Rights Defender

About Zainab al-Khawaja

[Wikidata] Bahraini activist... | [Wikipedia] Zainab Abdulhadi al-Khawaja is a Bahraini human rights activist, and a participant in the Bahraini uprising. She rose to prominence after posting tweets online about the protests under the name AngryArabiya as well as for protesting her father Abdulhadi al-Khawaja's detention during his hunger strik

Quotes by Zainab al-Khawaja

I am not proud of the King of Bahrain, in whose name people have been killed.

Zainab al-Khawaja

People

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A dialogue sounds like a great idea, but we don't think the government actually wants one. The royal family lied in 2011…

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Communication

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I am Shiite and proud of it. But the green bracelet I am wearing on my right arm, and which identifies me…

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Believe

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If someone is calling for democracy, he is calling for an end of a dictatorship and if this is the will of…

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Democracy

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The people in the West are supposed to believe that Bahrain is a country whose people live a life of peace, but…

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Believe

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The government is not doing anything to help the country to heal. The government is just making cosmetic changes.

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Country

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We don't want peace over freedom. We will choose freedom over peace. We will go on with our fight for self-determination and…

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Democracy

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I want self-determination. If that means having a constitutional monarchy as the first step, fine. But, in the end, people in Bahrain…

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Constitutional monarchy

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We will not keep silent, even if the Formula One is taking place. We will protest for human rights and freedom.

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Freedom

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