Surma Hamid Surma Hamid i(A110266 works by)
Born: Established: 1976
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Iraq,
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Middle East, Asia, ;
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 8 Jul 1999
Heritage: Kurdish
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Surma Hamid was an activist for women's rights in Iraq in the 1990s. She fled Iraq in 1998, and was granted refugee status by Australia in 1999. In Australia she continues her efforts to promote women's rights. [Source: Fire, Snow and Honey, pp. 372-381]

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