Hana Elhebshi
Hana El-Hebshi , also Hana Al Hebshi , Arabic هناء الحبشي(* 1985 in Libya ) is a Libyan architect and activist.
El-Hebshi was born in Libya around 1985, her father worked in the Libyan Air Force. El-Hebshi studied architecture and then worked as an architect in the Libyan capital Tripoli.
She became politically active for the first time during the Libyan Revolution . She started out as an internet journalist to report on the siege of Tropolis. Among other things, she advised NATO on the preparation of air strikes, kept in contact with the Arab television station Al-Jazeera and wrote about violent crimes by Gaddafi's troops and the general suffering of the civilian population during the Libyan civil war . She used the pseudonym "Numidia" for her activities and reports on the Internet, a reference to the country's Berber heritage.
For her documentation of the Libyan civil war, El-Hebshi received the “ International Women of Courage Award ” from the US Department of Defense in 2012 . She received the award in Washington in a ceremony with then US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and First Lady Michelle Obama .
Individual evidence
- ^ Libyan Activist Gets International Women of Courage Award. (No longer available online.) In: The Tripoli Post. March 9, 2012, archived from the original on December 1, 2016 ; accessed on November 20, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Taryn Luna: Pittsburgh first US city to spend time with courageous women. In: Pittsburg Post-Gazette. March 6, 2012, accessed November 20, 2016 .
- ↑ Revolutionaries Unveiled - Cyberactivism & Women's Role in the Arab uprisings. In: Muftah.org. Retrieved November 20, 2016 .
- ↑ 2012 International Women of Courage Award Winners. (No longer available online.) US Department of State, March 2012, archived from the original on November 21, 2016 ; accessed on November 20, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ LIBYAN HANA EL HEBSHI RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE AWARD 2012. In: libyaplusmedia.wordpress.com. March 11, 2012, accessed November 20, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Elhebshi, Hana |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | El-Hebshi, Hana; Al-Hebshi, Hana |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Libyan architect and activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Libya |