PETALING JAYA: A petition created in solidarity with 17-year-old Ain Husniza Saiful Nizam has gathered 900 signatures in support of her crusade to make schools a safe learning space for young girls and boys.
The petition created by the Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) in solidarity with her #MakeSchoolASaferPlace rallying cry has been signed by Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir, Datuk S. Ambiga Sreenevasan, Ivy Josiah, Faisal Tehrani and Zainah Anwar among others.
Additionally, 14 MPs from both sides of the aisle such as Kasthuri Patto, Hannah Yeoh, Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsuddin, Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad also endorsed the petition.
Monday, 08 Mar 2021 05:13 PM MYT
BY YISWAREE PALANSAMY
Demonstrators take part in Women’s March Malaysia 2020, in conjunction with International Women’s Day in Kuala Lumpur March 8, 2020. ― Picture by Miera Zulyana
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 The 2021 International Women s Day (IWD) celebration kicked off under the new normal today, with women mostly taking to social media platforms to express their grouses, demands and hopes for the fairer sex and sexual minorities.
Despite being off the streets this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the virtual march dubbed the Women s March KL 2021 still made its assembly very much felt, with many sharing photos of the public gatherings which took place in the previous years, echoing similar sentiments and demands, accompanied by #WomensMarchMY.
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