Maryam Al Khawaja: 'An Inconvenient Revolution - Human Rights In Bahrain'

An Inconvenient Revolution- A talk by Maryam Al-Khawaja on the Human Rights situation in Bahrain Riley Auditorium, Memorial Court, Clare College Wednesday 9th of November from 6.30-7.30 pm. Further information- clarebahrain@gmail.com

Maryam al-Khawaja is currently the Head of Foreign Relations for the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, and a former Fulbright Scholar at Brown University. In Bahrain, al-Khawaja played an instrumental role in the democratic protests taking place in the Pearl Roundabout in February, which triggered a government response of widespread arrest, discrimination, and fear to suppress dissent and quell voices for reform. She is also the daughter of Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, the founder of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, who was among a group of high-profile activists and opposition leaders recently sentenced to life imprisonment.

Although she has since left Bahrain to play her role as international advocacy officer to the center and to avoid arrest and/or imprisonment, she remains very connected to events on the ground and has emerged as a leading voice for human rights and political reform. She has been influential in shaping official responses to the atrocities in Bahrain around the world by engaging with prominent European and American policymakers in her advocacy efforts.