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Gal Gadot Sends Love To Shaheen Bagh s Bilkis Dadi, Tags Her In My Personal Wonder Women As She Says Farewell To 2020
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Bilkis Dadi, the octogenarian who was the face of the months-long anti-citizenship law protest in the Delhi s Shaheen Bagh neighbourhood, has now found herself on Hollywood star Gal Gadot s list of My Personal Wonder Women .
The actor, who was recently seen reprising the titular role in Wonder Woman 1984 , shared a series of pictures on her Instagram page, acknowledging young girls and women from all walks of life across the globe.
View this post on Instagram Saying farewell to 2020, with all my love to #MyPersonalWonderWomen Some are those closest to me - my family, my friends - some are inspiring women I ve loved discovering, and some are exceptional women I hope to meet in the future, Gadot wrote in the caption of the post.
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Bilkis Bano: Protest With A Smile
Age is just a number for Bilkis Bano, who became the mascot of the protest movement against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and National Register of Citizens, which rocked the country. outlookindia.com 2020-12-30T11:37:53+05:30
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With her smiling presence, the 82-year-old Bilkis Bano, popularly known as Bilkis Dadi, became an inspirational figure at the 100-day sit-in protest at Shaheen Bagh, a small South Delhi neighborhood.
Initiated by a handful of Muslim women protesting police violence against students at the Jamia Millia Islamia on December 15, it became one of the longest sit-in protests led by women.
26 Muslim women featured in the BBC’s 100 Women List
26 Muslim women featured in the BBC’s 100 Women List
25th Dec 2020
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Twenty-six Muslim women from 20 countries are featured in the BBC’s 100 Women List of the most inspiring and influential women from around the world.
This year’s list includes Hollywood actress and climate activist Jane Fonda and Sanna Marin, who leads Finland’s all-female coalition government. The first space on its list, titled Unsung Hero, is left vacant in memory of ‘those who have lost their lives while making a difference.’
Among the Muslim women recognised is an award-winning film-maker, a robotics team leader, a geneticist, a poet, several women’s rights and peace activists as well as a chair of a space agency.