Rehana Fathima

Rehana Fathima
Born
AS Fathima

Kochi, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesSurya Gayatri
EducationMCA
PartnerManoj K Sreedhar
Children2

Rehana Fathima, also known as Suryagayathri,[1] is an Indian women’s rights activist from Kerala.[2][3][4]

She has a background in telecommunications and modeling, and has participated in various protests against moral policing and sexism. Fathima gained widespread attention in October 2018 when she was one of two women who attempted to enter the Sabarimala temple in Kerala following the Supreme Court's decision to lift the ban on women of menstruating age. She has faced legal consequences for her activism, including arrests for allegedly offensive Facebook posts and a body painting video. She wrote an autobiography named 'Shareeram Samaram Sannidhyam'[5]

  1. ^ Ameerudheen, TA (21 October 2018). "'Sabarimala protestors are using my Muslim name to fan communal fires,' says activist Rahana Fathima". Scroll.in.
  2. ^ "Rehana Fathima: Women's rights activist who's no stranger to controversy". The Indian Express. 26 June 2020.
  3. ^ Nambudiri, Sudha; Ali, Afrah (25 March 2018). "Meet Kerala's topless feminist". The Times of India.
  4. ^ "Shane Nigam to Rehana Fathima: Here's the list of celebrities who can be expected in Bigg Boss Malayalam 2". The Times of India.
  5. ^ "A Story of a Phoenix Bird".