Sunday 8 January 2017

This woman was shot dead after campaigning for female literacy in Yemen

This woman was shot dead after campaigning for female literacy in Yemen

A charity worker who campaigned for female emancipation in Yemen has been shot dead in an assassination attempt that has left other activists in the city of Taiz fearing for their own safety. Amat al-Aleem al-Asbahi, who worked to improve female literacy in the war-torn country, was killed on 25 December by two motorcycle riders as she walked on a busy street in the city centre.
Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/yemen-female-literacy-campaigner-activist-amat-al-aleem-al-asbahi-woman-shot-dead-civil-war-taiz-a7513071.html?source=Snapzu

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