Rana Ahmad

For other uses, see Rana Ahmad (disambiguation).

Rana Ahmad
Ahmad speaking at Celebrating Dissent 2019 at De Balie, Amsterdam.
Born1985 (age 38–39)[1]
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia[2]: 0:06 
NationalitySyrian
Occupations
  • Women's rights activist
  • Author
  • Speaker
  • Refugee worker
Known forAbandonment of Islam
Notable workFrauen dürfen hier nicht träumen

Rana Ahmad or Rana Ahmad Hamd[3] (born 1985[1]) is the pseudonym[1] of a Syrian women's rights activist and ex-Muslim born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, who fled to Germany in 2015, where she currently resides.[2]: 0:10  Her flight, assisted by Atheist Republic and Faith to Faithless, was partially documented in the Vice News documentary Leaving Islam: Rescuing Ex-Muslims (2017). Her 2018 German-language autobiography Frauen dürfen hier nicht träumen ('Women Aren't Allowed to Dream Here'[2]: 0:14 ), also translated into French,[4] and became a Spiegel Top-10-best-seller.[5] In 2017, Ahmad founded the Cologne-based Atheist Refugee Relief[6] with the goal of providing 'practical assistance to refugees without religion and to improve their living conditions through political work.'[7]

  1. ^ a b c Céline Lussato (10 November 2018). "Rana Ahmad, athée en exil : "Une Saoudienne agressée qui appelle la police se fera embarquer"". L'Obs (in French). Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Sarah Elzas (18 October 2018). "Live on Live - Saudi author in exile, Rana Ahmad". RFI English. France Médias Monde. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Meyn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Anne-Marie Bissada (27 October 2018). "Female and atheist in Saudi Arabia". Radio France Internationale. France Médias Monde. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  5. ^ "buchreport". buchreport (in German). Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Prange was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Our concept and practical work". Atheist Refugee Relief. Retrieved 26 February 2019.