Yahya Ekhou
Yahya Ekhou (born 1990).
Yahya Ekhou | |
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| Nationality | Mauritania |
| Known for | Author and minority rights advocate |
| Website | https://www.yahyaekhou.com |
He is author and the Founder and Executive Director of Liberals Mauritania,[1] an organization that promotes Defends the rights of minorities
Ekhou was raised in a religious Muslim family, who were part of one of the tribes with great influence in Mauritania. He now identifies as author and Human Rights Defender.[2]
In 2018, because of his writings and activities, a Fatwa was issued against him and his citizenship was revoked as a form of punishment, forcing him to flee. He escape to Germany.[3]
Career change
In 2014, Ekhou founded Liberals Mauritania, a group which aims to defend the rights of minorities, secularize the state, and combat extremist laws that violate human dignity.
In 2016, Ekhou earned a Bachelor's in Law from the Faculty of Law at Cairo University.
Since 2022, Yahya Ekhou has served as a board member for the German organization Säkulare Flüchtlingshilfe[4]
In 2022, Alibri released "Freie Menschen kann man nicht zähmen"[5] ('Free people cannot be tamed'), a German-language autobiography authored by Yahya Ekhou.
Leander Sukov, a German writer and member of the German PEN Center, strongly advocated for the inclusion of the book in classroom curricula, emphasizing its significance as a valuable teaching resource.[6]
Awards and recognition change
- In 2024, Ekhou participated in the Venice School for Human Rights Defenders,[7] facilitated by the Global Campus of Human Rights. This distinguished academic institution is dedicated to advancing knowledge and expertise in the realm of Human Rights and Democratisation.
- Ekhou won the Arab Youth Excellence Award, 2017[8]
- In 2023, Ekhou's book nominated on the Hotlist of independent publishing houses in Germany.[9]
- In 2022, Ekhou spoke at the Celebrating Dissent annual conference in Cologne.
- In 2018, Ekhou addressed the audience at the Secular Human Rights Week in Berlin.[10]
- In 2018, Ekhou participated in a United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) youth world conference held in Bonn, Germany.[11]
References change
- ↑ "Liberals Network of Mauritania – voice of free people". Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ↑ Jacobsen, Scott Douglas (2022-01-07). "Conversation with Yahya Ekhou on Mauritanian Freethought". News Intervention. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ↑ Jacobsen, Scott Douglas (2022-01-07). "Conversation with Yahya Ekhou on Mauritanian Freethought". News Intervention. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ↑ "Wir haben einen neuen Vorstand – Atheist Refugee Relief" (in German). 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ↑ "Freie Menschen kann man nicht zähmen (Secular Voices) : Ekhou, Yahya: Amazon.de: Books". www.amazon.de. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ↑ "Freie Menschen kann man nicht zähmen". Kultur und Politik (in German). 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ↑ Venice School for Human Rights Defenders 2024: Highlights, retrieved 2024-03-24
- ↑ "موريتانيّ ضمن الفائزين بجائزة الشباب العربي المتميز". الأخبار: أول وكالة أنباء موريتانية مستقلة (in Arabic). 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ↑ "Erzählendes Sachbuch". Hotlist - Die besten Bücher aus unabhängigen Verlagen (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ↑ "Säkulare Woche der Menschenrechte – Berlin – 11.-18.11.2018" (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ↑ "United Nations SDG Action Campaign". United Nations SDG Action Campaign. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
Other links change
- Official website
- Liberals Mauritania
- Blätter
- https://persecution.exmuslims.org/cases/atheist-activist-abolitionist-yahya-ekhou-exiled-from-mauritania-faces-death
- https://1000dreamsproject.com/story/yahya-ekhou/≥[permanent dead link]
- https://www.autorenwelt.de/person/yahya-ekhou
- https://atheist-refugees.com/en/article/mauritania-muslims-demand-death-of-atheist-blogger/
- https://www.wiku-koeln.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Flyer_Lesung_25.08.22_-_Yahya_Ekhou.pdf
- https://literaturhaus-koeln.de/programm/fremdworte-cafe/
- https://de.richarddawkins.net/articles/rdf-talk-freie-menschen-kann-man-nicht-zaehmen
- https://www.duisburg.de/microsites/wir_sind_du/aktuell/menschenskind.php.media/156146/Flyer_Menschenrechte.pdf
- Goodreads, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/75554855-freie-menschen-kann-man-nicht-z-hmen