Anissa Rawda Najjar | |
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Born | Anissa Rawda June 26, 1913 Beirut, Lebanon, Ottoman Empire |
Died | January 14, 2016 | (aged 102)
Nationality | Lebanese |
Occupation(s) | Women's and rural activist |
Anissa Rawda Najjar (Arabic: أنيسة روضة نجار; June 26, 1913 – January 14, 2016) was a Lebanese feminist and women's rights activist. She was a co-founder and longtime leader of the Village Welfare Society (Jam`iyat In`ash Al-Qarya). As well, she introduced the Lebanon Chapter of CISV.