Alaa Murabit

Overview

Alaa Murabit born Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada October 26, 1989. Libyan physician; women’s rights leader. Founding president of Voice of Libyan Women, 2011; spearheaded Noor Campaign to promote Koran’s teachings of nonviolence, 2013.

Quotations

"Many aspects of Islam—such as the importance of peace and nonviolence, particularly within the family unit—are often overlooked." (Daily Beast, July 19, 2013; photo cbc.ca)