Ruqaia Tabasum, a native of Kashmir (Indian side) is currently working as a Research and Programme Manager at the organisation, Equality for Peace and Democracy, based in Kabul. Her main areas of work include monitoring women in peace and security, women’s responses to radicalisation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, improving the economic independence of women in women protection centres, and engaging civil society for improved and accountable local service delivery. Previously, she has worked for a number of international organisations including International Centre for Research, and Jameel Poverty Action Lab, where she mainly focused on girls’; education, and women’s access to health services in rural areas of India. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Human Rights with a focus on Human Rights diplomacy in Indian Foreign Policy. Ruqaia also volunteers for many women’s networks and welfare organisations in India and Kashmir.

Participant in:

August 2018 Fellowship: Peacebuilding and Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peacebuilding Processes 

August 2019 Fellowship: The Arts as a Tool for Peacebuilding