Amina Hussein
Amina Hussein | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1988 (age 35–36) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Amina Hussein (b. 1988) is a Syrian Kurdish journalist based in Catalonia.
Biography
[edit]Amina Hussein was born in the city of Qamishlo, in Syria.[1] As a stateless person, she was unable to go to university in her home country. In 2006, she settled in Barcelona as a political refugee. In 2017, she graduated from Pompeu Fabra University with a degree in journalism.[2][3]
She speaks Kurdish, Arabic, Catalan, Spanish and English.[4] She has worked for several Catalan media outlets and for Kurdistan Radiotelevision, for which she interviewed Catalan President Carles Puigdemont on the eve of 2017 Catalan independence referendum. She is an advocate for the sovereignty of the Kurdish people, and has criticised European policies on the refugee crisis in Europe.[4][5]
In 2021, she received an award from the Mollerusa City Council for her work in publicising the Rojava conflict.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Armengou, P.J. (24 January 2018). "Amina Hussein: "Els kurds sabíem que aquest dia arribaria i que el món ens deixaria sols"" [Amina Hussein: "We Kurds knew that this day would arrive and that the world would leave us alone"]. Ara (in Catalan). Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ Cugat, Ricard (27 June 2017). ""Vull saber la veritat i explicar què passa realment"" ["I want to know the truth and explain what really happened"]. El Periódico (in Catalan). Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ Font, Marc (29 May 2016). "El absurdo laberinto burocrático que puede convertir a una estudiante kurda en una sin papeles" [The absurd bureaucratic labyrinth that could turn a Kurdish student into an illegal immigrant]. Público (in Catalan). Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ a b Pons, Marc (16 August 2018). "Amina Hussein". Viu a Fons (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ Román, Noelia (9 December 2019). "Amina Hussein, los ojos que nos hacen ver el horror de Rojava" [Amina Hussein, the eyes that make us see the horror of Rojava]. La Marea (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Premi Ànima per a l'activista kurda-catalana Amina Hussein" [Ànima Award for the Kurdish-Catalan activist Amina Hussein]. Mollerusa Televisiò (in Catalan). 23 November 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.