Rahima Begum


Rahima Begum is a human rights activist, co-founder of international human rights organisation Restless Beings, artist and researcher.

Early life

Begum attended Plashet School until 2000 and then attended Seven Kings High School. She graduated with an MA in Postcolonial History, Literature and Theory from the University College London.

Career

Begum worked as a researcher, illustrator and freelance artist. In October 2007, she co-founded Restless Beings with academic consultant Mabrur Uddin Ahmed. Restless Beings is an international grassroots human rights organisation and registered UK charity that supports marginalised communities across the world. The organisation occupies the space between activism, advocacy and academia.
Begum has been outspoken and passionate about human rights from a young age. She has worked across the community from co-hosting and speaking at women's rights events, championing arts and human rights across the British Bangladeshi community, alongside work with media. She has mobilised civil society and spearheaded several national and international campaigns. In addition to this, Begum has consulted various think tanks, NGO/INGOs on how to better serve vulnerable communities as well as offered her assistance on policy shifting research projects. She is a panel expert, and has lectured on human rights both domestically and internationally.
Her work leading Restless Beings with Mabrur Ahmed and support for the persecuted Rohingya community in Burma as well as women's rights in Kyrgyzstan received particular praise and attention of the international media and world opinion.
Rohingya migrant crisis.

Personal life

On 27 August 2013, Begum married Restless Beings co-founder Mabrur Ahmed.

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