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Azzah Hurr Mruweh, leading Lebanese woman activist, passes away
21-12-2018
The former head of the League for Lebanese Women’s Rights (LLWR), Azza al Hurr Mroueh, passed away yesterday after a long struggle with illness. Azzah first started as a militant political activist before indulging in the field of education, and has fought for over 25 years to establish justice, freedom and resistance. She entered the ranks of LLWR in 1975 where she played a key role in the struggle for human rights and feminist issues. In its mortuary tribute, the Lebanese Communist Party said: “Azzah has for decades partaken in the Party’s various campaigns. Her broad and diverse activism covered educational, social, feminist and trade union areas, leaving a marked effect, especially in her distinguished role in the struggle to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women.” The Party also drew attention to Azzah’s writings and views which mirrored the concerns of the nation in her advocacy for women’s liberation and battle against social injustice and exclusion. (Al Akhbar, December 21, 2018)
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