Somalis abroad in public life
Kadra Yusuf (Kadra Yuusuf)
Kadra Yusuf (born 16 June 1980), also known as Kadra Noor, is a Norwegian-Somali activist. In 2000 she went undercover for a TV 2 documentary on female genital cutting in Norway's Somali community, and received the Fritt Ord Honorary Award for it.
Kadra YusufKadra Noor · Kadra Yosuf
- Lived
- 1980-06-16 to today
- Known as one of
- Somalis abroad in public life
- Era
- The Republic, 1960 to 1991; Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 2 sources
Who is she?
Kadra Yusuf, also known as Kadra Noor, is a Norwegian-Somali activist born on 16 June 1980 (Wikipedia, Kadra Yusuf). See Somalis in Norway.
The 2000 documentary
In 2000 she investigated female genital cutting in the Somali community in Norway for the TV 2 programme Rikets tilstand (Wikipedia). Working undercover, she recorded imams in Norway supporting the practice (same source). She received the Fritt Ord Honorary Award for this work (same source). The Norwegian newspaper VG later profiled her among "those who change lives" (VG, 26 December 2020).
2007
In April 2007 she called for the Quran to be reinterpreted on Muslim women's rights (Wikipedia). Several days later a group of Somali men and women attacked her (same source).
In short
A Norwegian-Somali activist known for an undercover 2000 documentary on female genital cutting in Norway.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Kadra Yusuf · en.wikipedia.org
- VG, 26 December 2020 · vg.no
Kadra YusufKadra Noor · Kadra Yosuf
- Lived
- 1980-06-16 to today
- Known as one of
- Somalis abroad in public life
- Era
- The Republic, 1960 to 1991; Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 2 sources
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