Hana Elhebshi

Hana Elhebshi (sometimes Hana El Hebshi) (born c. 1985)[1] is a Libyan activist and architect.[2]

Hana El Hebshi with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and First Lady Michelle Obama in 2012.

Elhebshi worked as an architect in Tripoli.[3] Her father was a military commander running the Air Force at the base in Noviaga.[4]

She became an activist during the Libyan revolution even though she had not been politically active before.[3] She became a cyberactivist, reporting the siege of Tripoli online.[5] She advised NATO strikes and made public how many people were killed by Muammar Gaddafi's regime during the Libyan revolution.[6] She also wanted to speak out to tell the world about the suffering in Libya that had gone on for years.[4] She used the name "Numidia" for her activism, a reference her Berber heritage, to protect her identity.[2][7] As part of her effort to disseminate information, she contacted news organizations such as Al Jazeera.[4] She also fought for women's rights in Libya.[8]


She received a 2012 International Women of Courage award.[2] Elhebshi was one of ten honorees in 2012 who were honored at an awards ceremony U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. featuring Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and First Lady Michelle Obama. The award recipients also embarked on a three-week tour of the United States sharing stories about their activism.[3] The tour included stops in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Bozeman, Montana; Cincinnati, Ohio; East Lansing, Michigan; Indianapolis, Indiana; Jackson, Wyoming; Kansas City, Missouri; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Pensacola, Florida; St. Louis, Missouri; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Seattle, Washington.[3]

References
  1. "Libyan Activist Gets International Women of Courage Award". www.tripolipost.com. 9 March 2012. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  2. "2012 International Women of Courage Award Winners". state.gov. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
  3. Luna, Taryn (6 March 2012). "Pittsburgh first U.S. city to spend time with courageous women". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  4. "هناء الحبشي.. دور المرأة في الثورة الليبية". Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  5. "Revolutionaries Unveiled - Cyberactivism & Women's Role in the Arab Uprisings - Page 2 of 7". Muftah. 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  6. Taryn Luna (6 March 2012). "Pittsburgh first U.S. city to spend time with courageous women". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  7. "Women honored by U.S. for their courage - SFGate". sfgate.com. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
  8. "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 61 (Thursday, April 26, 2012)". gpo.gov. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
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