Hana Elhebshi: Difference between revisions

She became an activist during the Libyan revolution even though she had not been politically active before.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2012/03/06/Pittsburgh-first-U-S-city-to-spend-time-with-courageous-women/stories/201203060259|title=Pittsburgh first U.S. city to spend time with courageous women|last=Luna|first=Taryn|date=6 March 2012|work=|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|access-date=6 November 2016|via=}}</ref> She became a cyberactivist, reporting the siege of Tripoli online.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://muftah.org/revolutionaries-unveiled-cyberactivism-womens-role-in-the-arab-uprisings/2/#.WB6dWOgrK01|title=Revolutionaries Unveiled - Cyberactivism & Women's Role in the Arab Uprisings - Page 2 of 7|date=2012-12-10|newspaper=Muftah|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-06}}</ref> She advised [[NATO]] strikes and made public how many people were killed by Muammar Gaddafi's regime during the [[2011 Libyan Civil War|Libyan revolution]].<ref name="PPG">{{cite web|author1=Taryn Luna|title=Pittsburgh first U.S. city to spend time with courageous women|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2012/03/06/Pittsburgh-first-U-S-city-to-spend-time-with-courageous-women/stories/201203060259|publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|accessdate=10 June 2015|date=6 March 2012}}</ref> She also wanted to speak out to tell the world about the suffering in Libya that had gone on for years.<ref name=":1" /> She used the name "[[Numidia]]" for her activism, a reference her [[Berbers|Berber]] heritage, to protect her identity.<ref name="state" /><ref name="sfgate">{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Women-honored-by-U-S-for-their-courage-3387608.php|title=Women honored by U.S. for their courage - SFGate|publisher=sfgate.com|accessdate=2014-09-06}}</ref>

As part of her effort to disceminate information, she contacted news oraganzations such as [[Al Jazeera]].<ref name=":1" /> She also fought for women's rights in Libya.<ref name="gpo">{{cite web|url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2012-04-26/html/CREC-2012-04-26-pt1-PgH2139-3.htm|title=Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 61 (Thursday, April 26, 2012)|publisher=gpo.gov|accessdate=2014-09-06}}</ref>

 

She received a 2012 [[International Women of Courage]] award.<ref name="state" /> 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 Clintonand First Lady Michelle Obama. The award recipients also embarked on a three-week tour of the United States sharing stories about their activism.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref name=":0" />