Zahra' Langhi

Zahra' Langhi (Arabic: زهراء لنقي‎) is a Libyan gender specialist, civil society strategist and political activist, and the co-founder and director of Libyan Women's Platform for Peace (LWPP). Helen Clark has called her "an incredible activist".[1]

Activism

Langhi has said that when she saw what social media could achieve in Egypt, she decided to call for a "day of rage" using Facebook in Libya, but now regrets this, saying that rather she should have called for "days and nights of compassion".[2] She has said that rage is not enough to bring about genuine reform, and that achieving justice and dignity requires compassion.[2]

Career

In 2011, Langhi co-founded Libyan Women's Platform for Peace (LWPP), with 35 leading Libyan women, and she is the organisation's director.[3][4][2] She also coordinated the Libyan Women's Political Empowerment (LWPE) program, in conjunction with UNWomen and Karama.[3]

Langhi is an advisor to the Libyan National Dialogue.[4]

Recognition

For International Women's Day, on 7 March 2017, The Guardian asked Helen Clark, head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and former prime minister of New Zealand, to select "Seven women to watch in global politics", and Langhi was one of those selected.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Clark, Helen (7 March 2014). "Seven women to watch in global politics". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 6 November 2017 – via www.theguardian.com.
  2. 1 2 3 Karama (8 April 2016). "Zahra' Langhi, Co-founder and Director of the Libyan Women's Platform for Peace". medium.com. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Zahra' Langhi - Global Philanthropy Forum". philanthropyforum.org. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Zahra' Langhi". openDemocracy. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
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