Yara Sallam

thumb|Yara Sallam Yara Sallam (Arabic: يارا رفعت سلّام; born November 24, 1985) is a prominent Egyptian feminist and human rights advocate. She has worked as a lawyer and researcher for several Egyptian and international human rights organizations, as well as for the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR). Quotes I didn’t need to read the theories and the books to practice feminism. I was lucky to be raised in a leftist family that believes in equality between men and women, and applies these values. Yara Sallam explains that her commitment to feminism was shaped by the values she learned at home rather than by academic study. She credits her family's practice of equality for influencing her human rights work. My interest in human rights emerged when I was a member in Al-Nosoor al-Sagheera (The Young Eagles), which was working on children's rights. She recalls that her involvement in a children's rights organisation at a young age inspired her lifelong commitment to law and human rights advocacy. How does an activist remain engaged and passionate while also being detached? Yara Sallam reflects on the emotional burden of human rights work, questioning how activists can protect their mental well-being without losing empathy for those they support. As for me, I cannot detach myself from my work, emotionally and psychologically. She explains that human rights advocacy is deeply personal for her and that she finds it impossible to separate her emotions from the experiences of the people whose rights she defends. I know that others are also seeking answers, in the hope that we can find a safe space to work without losing our human connection with what we do. She explains that human rights advocacy is deeply personal for her and that she finds it impossible to separate her emotions from the experiences of the people whose rights she defends. External links Category:Women activists from Egypt Category:Feminists Category:Human rights activists Category:1985 births Category:Women born in the 1980s Category:Living people