Khadija Besikri
Khadija Besikri | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 12, 1962 Benghazi, Libyya |
| Occupation | Human rights activist and poet |
| Nationality | Libyan |
| Genre | Poetry |
Khadija Besikri (born January 12, 1962 Benghazi, Libya) is a Libyan poet, writer, and human rights activist.[1]
Biography
[edit]Besikri started a campaign in 2017 when she submitted her proposal to promote reading among young people within Benghazi and its environs to the Benghazi Cultural Office. Her program targets youth between the ages of 4 and 18.[2] Besikri also participated in the Short Story Lab event in Benghazi, which featured poems whose themes related to the civil war in Libya.[3]
Besikri founded the National Organisation of the Women of the Amazon, a non-profit and non-governmental organization concerned with women's rights. It has embarked on many charitable activities, and collected donations on behalf of the revolutionaries during the civil war of 2011. Her organisation has also helped rehabilitate displaced families.[citation needed] In March 2016, she visited the Benghazi Medical Center, and called on the interim government and civil society organizations to help provide medical facilities in Benghazi and expedite the provision of medical services to help treat the wounded and the sick.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "ضيفة الثقافة: الكاتبة والشاعرة الليبية خديجة بسيكري". مونت كارلو الدولية (in Arabic). Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ^ "منظمة أمازونات ليبيا تطلق "الحقيبة الثقافية"". بوابة الوسط. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ^ "أمسية شعرية لبسيكري بمختبر القصة القصيرة". بوابة الوسط. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ^ ""أمازونات ليبيا" تنظم دورة تثقيفية عن الإسعافات الأولية". بوابة الوسط. Retrieved November 21, 2017.