Nalin Pekgul
Appearance
Nalin Pekgul (née Baksi) (born 1967) is a Kurdish-Swedish Social Democratic politician. She was born in Batman, Turkey. Between 1994–2002, Pekgül was a member of the Swedish parliament. She was chairwoman of Social Democratic Women in Sweden (Template:Lang-sv) 2003-2011.[1] Pekgul is sister to the Kurdish anti-racist activist Kurdo Baksi.
In 2017 she had to avoid her home town, Tensta, because as a feminist, she was threatened by Islamic fundamentalists.[2]
References
- ^ ""Jag utmanar starka krafter"". www.dagenssamhalle.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-04-02.
- ^ Nyheter, SVT. "Feminister lämnar förortens torg". svt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-04-02.