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|birth_date = 1974
|birth_place = [[Oslo]], [[Norway]]
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|other_names = Kadra Yosuf<br > Kadra Noor<br > Kadra Norwegian
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|occupation = [[Activist]]
|nationality = {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Somali people|Somali]]-[[Norwegians|Norwegian]]
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'''Kadra Yosuf''' (also known as '''Kadra Noor''' or '''Kadra Norwegian'''; born 1974)<ref>{{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]].

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 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 19:43, 29 November 2008

Kadra Yosuf
Born1974
NationalityNorway Somali-Norwegian
Other namesKadra Yosuf
Kadra Noor
Kadra Norwegian
OccupationActivist

Kadra Yosuf (also known as Kadra Noor or Kadra Norwegian; born 1974)[1] is a SomaliNorwegian 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.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Islam in Europe: Kadra Yusuf". Islam in Europe. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ Fjeldstad, Knut. "Kadra attacked in public". Aftenposten. Retrieved 2007-04-13.