Hameeda Hossain

Hameeda Hossain
Native name হামিদা হোসেন
Born 1936 (age 78–79)
Hyderabad, Sindh, British India (now Pakistan)
Alma mater Wellesley College
Oxford University
Spouse(s) Kamal Hossain

Hameeda Hossain (née Akhund; born 1936) is a prominent Bangladeshi human rights activist and academic.[1] Hossain has published many books and articles relating to human rights and women’s issues in Bangladesh, in Islam, and worldwide.[2] She is a founding member of Ain o Salish Kendra, a legal aid and human rights organization.

In 1969 in the then East Pakistan, along with economist Rehman Sobhan she founded English-language monthly current affairs magazine, Forum. The magazine became renowned for its outspoken criticism against the West Pakistani establishment, and advocacy of democracy and economic reforms in the Pakistani union.

Hossain is a member of the board of directors of the Centre for Secular Space, an international human rights organization that stands for International Defense Against Religious Extremism.[3]

Early life and education

Hameeda Hossain (in the middle) at the Orientation Ceremony for the 2nd batch of Notre Dame University Bangladesh on 30 January 2015.

Hossain was born in Hyderabad, Sindh (now in Pakistan) in 1936. Her father, Abdullah Shafi Mohammad Akhund, was a judge. She graduated from the Wellesley College, USA and got her PhD from Oxford University.

Marriage and family

Hameeda and Kamal among the NDUB faculty members

Hameeda Hossain is married to Kamal Hossain, who has been the president of the Gano Forum political party in Bangladesh since he founded it in 1992.[4] They have one daughter named Sara Hossain, a lawyer and writer[5][6] who is the co-editor of ‍ '​Honor‍ '​: Crimes, Paradigms and Violence Against Women.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dr. Hameeda Hossain". zoominfo. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Hameeda Hossain". South Asia Citizens Web. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Board of Directors". Centre for Secular Space. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Two decades of Gono Forum". Probenews. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  5. ↑ "Nurul Kabir to continue his defence on Dec 20". BDNews24. 1 December 2011. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  6. ↑ "Yunus verdict today". The Daily Star. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  7. ↑ Lynn Welchman & Sara Hossain, ed. (2005). 'Honor': Crimes, Paradigms and Violence Against Women. London: Zed Books. ISBN 9781842776278. Retrieved 2012-12-22.