Zainab al-Khawaja
Zainab al-Khawaja | |
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| Born | 21 October 1983 |
| Education | Beloit College |
| Movement | Bahraini uprising (2011–present) |
| Spouse | Wafi Almajed |
| Parent(s) | Abdulhadi al-Khawaja (father) Khadija al-Mousawi (mother) |
| Relatives | Maryam al-Khawaja (sister) Jude (daughter, born ca 2009) Abdulhadi (son, born ca 2015) |
Zainab Abdulhadi al-Khawaja (Arabic: زينب عبد الهادي الخواجة; born 21 October 1983) is a Bahraini human rights activist, and a participant in the Bahraini uprising. She rose to prominence after posting tweets online about the protests under the name AngryArabiya as well as for protesting her father Abdulhadi al-Khawaja's detention during his hunger strike.