Meet The Women Who Came To Forefront And Stood Up Against Injustice

The series of events taking place across the nation have shocked us all to the core. Protests have broken out in 9 states of the country against the newly amended Citizenship Act. National capital Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Assam, deadly protests are happening across India, mostly around the University campuses. There are hundreds and thousands of students who are expressing their opposition to the government's new citizenship law.

Citizenship Amendment Bill

According to the bill, religious minorities, including Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians, from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan who arrived before 2015 will get fast-track citizenship.

Muslims won't be allowed citizenship in India. This is because according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, they are not minorities in India's neighboring countries.

Protesters claim that with this new bill, the government is keeping the Muslim community outside and trying to divide the secular nation.

People are fighting all across the nation for their right to religious equality at the moment and seeing the current scenario, women are at the forefront, raising their voice against injustice.

A picture of a Jamia student, who stood up to the police while they were beating a male protester is going viral over the net. The girl is Aysha Renna and she is winning hearts, inspiring everyone to raise their voice against the injustice happening around.

brave girl #JamiaProtest
shame on @DelhiPolice pic.twitter.com/GUc3v2Tx2h

— Mohsin Khan (@MohsinK71230501) December 16, 2019

In a recent interview, the 22-year-old recalled the incident, she said, “On Sunday, we were not even at the front. We were the last of the protestors marching through Sarai Jullena. Suddenly we found students marching ahead running back. We didn’t know what was happening. But we saw policemen hurling tear gas shells and we also quickly backed away.”

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“We attempted to hide behind a tree, but the policemen came after us. By then Ladeeda, who is asthmatic, was gasping for breath and had begun to choke. So, we ran into a nearby house thinking the police would not chase us, as we are women.”

“My husband was not there with me on Sunday, but he has been coming for our protests too. Our parents are supportive of our protests. They understand the discrimination which will begin with the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Act. It is to strip us of our rights as citizens," Aysha added.

Just like Aysha, there are many women who have raised their voice against injustice this year and inspired us to fight for our rights.

Alaah Salaah

Alaah Salaaah became a viral sensation after an image of her went online for leading a powerful protest in Sudan. The young girl was seen addressing protesters as they demonstrated in front of the military headquarters at Khartoum. Thousands of people were protesting and wanted against President Omar al-Bashir to step down.

Olga Misik

A picture of a 17-year-old Russian teenager, Olga Misik sitting on the road, reading the Russian constitution while be surrounded by armed Russian Police went viral this year. This is from the time there were demonstrations against the President of Russia, President Vladimir Putin. The courage of this young girl sent across such a powerful message to all of us.

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Lam Ka Lo

i guess this is Hong Kong’s version: “shield girl” https://t.co/gL90DhFTQM https://t.co/BTPJX2a3KH pic.twitter.com/SgeCazy5D3

— isabella steger (@stegersaurus) August 1, 2019

Another image of a 26-year-old woman sitting in a meditative pose while police armed force standing with tall shields broke the net early this year. There were protests in Hong Kong against China's extradition bill. She was called the 'shield girl' and became an inspiration for thousands of protesters.