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'''Kadra Yosuf''' or '''Kadra Noor''' (Kadra Norwegian) is a [[Somali]]-[[Norway|Norwegian]] activist. |
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|birth_date = [[1974]] |
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|birth_place = [[Oslo]], [[Norway]] |
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|other_names = Kadra Yosuf<br > Kadra Noor<br > Kadra Norwegian |
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|occupation = [[[Activist]] |
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|nationality = {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Somali people|Somali]]-[[Norwegians|Norwegian]] |
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'''Kadra Yosuf''' (also known as '''Kadra Noor''' or '''Kadra Norwegian'''; born [[1974]]){{cite web|url=http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2008_01_01_archive.html|title=Islam in Europe: Kadra Yusuf|accessdate=2008-01-31|publisher=[[Islam in Europe]]}}</ref> is a [[Somalia|Somali]] – [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[activist]]. |
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In 2000 she investigated [[female genital cutting]] in the Somali community in [[Norway]]. Going undercover, she exposed the support of [[imam]]s in Norway for the practice. For her efforts she received the [[Fritt Ord]] award, but has since been living in hiding. |
In 2000 she investigated [[female genital cutting]] in the Somali community in [[Norway]]. Going undercover, she exposed the support of [[imam]]s in Norway for the practice. For her efforts she received the [[Fritt Ord]] award, but has since been living in hiding. |
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In April, 2007 she called to reinterpret the [[Koran]] as far as it concerns Muslim women's rights. |
In April, 2007 she called to reinterpret the [[Koran]] as far as it concerns Muslim women's rights. Several days later she was attacked by a group of Somali immigrants, both male and female, who shouted at her that she was trampling the Koran.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1734869.ece|title=Kadra attacked in public|accessdate=[[2007-04-13]]|last=Fjeldstad|first=Knut|publisher=[[Aftenposten]]}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:46, 27 June 2008
Kadra Yosuf | |
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| Born | 1974 |
| Nationality |  Somali-Norwegian |
| Other names | Kadra Yosuf Kadra Noor Kadra Norwegian |
| Occupation | [[[Activist]] |
Kadra Yosuf (also known as Kadra Noor or Kadra Norwegian; born 1974)"Islam in Europe: Kadra Yusuf". Islam in Europe. Retrieved 2008-01-31.</ref> is a Somali – Norwegian activist.
In 2000 she investigated female genital cutting in the Somali community in Norway. Going undercover, she exposed the support of imams in Norway for the practice. For her efforts she received the Fritt Ord award, but has since been living in hiding.
In April, 2007 she called to reinterpret the Koran as far as it concerns Muslim women's rights. Several days later she was attacked by a group of Somali immigrants, both male and female, who shouted at her that she was trampling the Koran.[1]
References
- ^ Fjeldstad, Knut. "Kadra attacked in public". Aftenposten. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
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