Amna Khoulani
Executive Director of the Adalaty Center.
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Name in Arabic:
آمنة خولاني
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Nationality:
Syrian
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Country of Residence:
Syria , United Kingdom
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Amna Khoulani is a Syrian human rights activist. She serves as the Executive Director of the Adalaty Center and Vice Chair of the board of directors of the Madani Initiative. She is a member of the board of directors of several Syrian civil society organizations, including the Syrian-British Council and the Hurras Network, and is a member of the Syrian Resources Group.
She co-founded the Families for Freedom movement and the Darayya Youth Group in 2003. She also held the position of Director of the Justice Network for Syrian Women and worked as a history teacher at the Darayya Girls Secondary School.
Khoulani received the International Women of Courage Award from the US Department of State in 2020 for her efforts in achieving justice, peace, and democracy, and was honored in the same year by the Alabama House of Representatives for her efforts in peaceful struggle.
She participated in the first official session held by the UN Security Council on the issue of detention in Syria in 2019. She survived the prisons of the Bashar al-Assad regime after being detained with her husband for her human rights activism.
Khoulani holds a Master's degree in History from Damascus University and a Diploma in Education from the same university.
She co-founded the Families for Freedom movement and the Darayya Youth Group in 2003. She also held the position of Director of the Justice Network for Syrian Women and worked as a history teacher at the Darayya Girls Secondary School.
Khoulani received the International Women of Courage Award from the US Department of State in 2020 for her efforts in achieving justice, peace, and democracy, and was honored in the same year by the Alabama House of Representatives for her efforts in peaceful struggle.
She participated in the first official session held by the UN Security Council on the issue of detention in Syria in 2019. She survived the prisons of the Bashar al-Assad regime after being detained with her husband for her human rights activism.
Khoulani holds a Master's degree in History from Damascus University and a Diploma in Education from the same university.
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