Yasmin al Qadhi
{{short description|Yemeni journalist (born 1986)}}
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Yasmin Al Qadhi (Arabic:ياسمين القاضي; born c. 1986) is a Yemeni journalist who rescues child soldiers.
She was chosen as an International Woman of Courage in March 2020.
Life
She was born in about 1986 and brought up in a rural area. Her father encouraged her to think of a career despite the criticism he faced for allowing his daughters to work. She attended a university in Sana’a.
She worked for local newspapers and she was one of the first to speak out at "Change Square"{{Cite web|url=https://felixfeatures.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Yemen-The-Spring-That-Wasnt-by-Abbie-Trayler-Smith/G0000pwTFyI6gloo/I0000fd0TH0ao._k|title=?You know, we just want the basics,? says Yasmin al Qadi, a 27-year old feminist and activist who was one of the first to speak during the early days of the revolution at the ironically named Change Square, who bitterly complains of how little has changed {{!}} Editorial picture agency Felix Features|website=felixfeatures.photoshelter.com|access-date=14 March 2020}} and one of the first woman journalists to report on the Arab Spring as it emerged. She and her sister, Entisar al Qadhi, created the Marib Girl's Foundation in 2010 but it floundered. It was revived in 2015 when the war in Yemen broke out and the sisters could see the need. Yasmin had lost her 15-year nephew to the army. Peer pressure led him to apply and the recruiters did not reject him because he was too young.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/san-diego/story/2020-03-12/yemeni-human-rights-advocate-speaks-in-san-diego|title=Yemeni human rights advocate speaks in San Diego|date=12 March 2020|website=San Diego Union-Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=14 March 2020}}
She and her sister work with the Yemeni army to reduce the number of child soldiers. They aim to prevent children from being recruited and they work with senior officers to get child soldiers who are recruited, released.{{Cite web|url=https://www.state.gov/biographies-of-the-finalists-for-the-2020-international-women-of-courage-awards/|title=Biographies of the Finalists for the 2020 International Women of Courage Awards|website=United States Department of State|language=en-US|access-date=14 March 2020}}
She was one of the producers of a film that explained the problems facing women and children displaced by the war. She knows that women are willing to travel distances to attend university. Her foundation is encouraging employers to recruit them as these women do not want to be spectators to Yemen's future.{{Cite web|url=https://al-masdaronline.net/national/430|title=Breaking stereotypes, women from Marib are attending university in record numbers|last=Al-Sakani|first=Ali Al-Oqabi & Ali|website=Almasdar Online|access-date=15 March 2020}}
She was chosen as an International Woman of Courage on 4 March 2020 by the US Secretary of State.{{Cite web|url=https://www.state.gov/2020-international-women-of-courage-award/|title=2020 International Women of Courage Award|website=United States Department of State|language=en-US|access-date=13 March 2020}} After the award she went to San Diego where she was welcomed for a four-day visit hosted by the San Diego Diplomacy Council.
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