L’Malouma Said
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L’Malouma Said (Arabic: معلومة سعيد بنت بلال; born 1972) is a politician and activist from Mauritania. In 2018, she received the International Women of Courage Award from the U.S Department of State.[1][2]
Life
L’Malouma Said was born a slave in Boutilmitt, Mauritania. She was a leader in the El Hor movement (Movement for the liberation of Haratines) in Mauritania. She helped to start the Mauritanian anti-slavery organization S.O.S. Esclaves. She is married to Boubacar Messaoud, the current leader of S.O.S. Esclaves.[3][4]
She was elected to the National Assembly of the Parliament of Mauritania in 2006 and 2013. [1][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Biographies of the Finalists for the 2018 International Women of Courage Awards". www.state.gov.
- ↑ "موريتانية و عراقية بين "أشجع" نساء العالم - أكجوجت انفو". akjoujt.net.
- ↑ "Mauritania's L'Malouma Said and Rwanda's Godelieve Mukasarasi Honoured by the U.S. for Courage & Selfless Service - How Africa News". howafrica.com.
- ↑ "صور من تسلم " المعلومة بنت بلال " لجائزة المرأة الشجاعة من زوجة الرئيس الأمريكي - صحيفة مراسلون". www.mourassiloun.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
- ↑ "Lauréates du prix international du courage féminin 2018 - Ambassade des Etats-Unis au Tchad". 26 March 2018. Archived from the original on 26 March 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
Other websites
- 2017 and 2018 International Women of Courage Awards, U.S. State Department photostream on Flickr
- Secretary's International Women of Courage Award 2018 (U.S. Department of State)
- S.O.S. Esclaves Mauritanie (in French, archived)