Rebiya Kadeer, Irshad Manji, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali—women connected to Islam—receive human rights prize
Three women connected to Islam received the Lantos Human Rights Prize December 10 in Washington, D.C.
The award is named for former U.S. representative Tom Lantos (D., Calif.), a Holocaust survivor known for his advocacy for oppressed peoples worldwide.
According to the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice, the winners earned the honor for their “willingness to defy social and cultural norms” and to risk their safety to expose human rights abuses.
