Umme Hassan
Umme Hassan | |
|---|---|
أمّ حسان | |
| Principal of Jamia Hafsa | |
| Assumed office 1989 | |
| Preceded by | None (office created) |
| Personal | |
| Born | 19 June 1968 |
| Religion | Islam |
| Spouse | Abdul Aziz Ghazi
(m. 1985) |
| Citizenship |  Pakistani |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Relations | Muhammad Abdullah (father-in-law)
Abdul Rashid Ghazi (brother-in-law) |
| Military career | |
| Battles / wars | Lal Masjid siege |
Majida Younas (Urdu: ماجدہ یونس), commonly known as Umme Hassan (Urdu: أمّ حسان) is a Pakistani Deobandi Islamic scholar and activist. She serves as the principal of Jamia Hafsa, a religious seminary in Islamabad.[1][2][3][4][5]
She is the wife of cleric Abdul Aziz Ghazi and was a central figure in the 2007 Lal Masjid standoff.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "Women And The Narrative Of Extremist Violence In Pakistan". The Friday Times. 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ↑ Gall, Carlotta (2015). The Wrong Enemy: America in Afghanistan, 2001 - 2014]]. Mariner Books. pp. 164.
- ↑ Raza, Syed Irfan (2007-10-10). "Govt to approach SC for review: Lal Masjid reopening". Dawn. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
- ↑ "Islamabad's Umme Hassan: Female Mobilizer and Jihadist Inspirer at the Red Mosque". Jamestown Foundation.
- ↑ Election Box (2025-03-12). Who Is Umme Hussan? The Truth Behind the Lal Masjid Siege – via YouTube.
- ↑ tahir.khan (2016-02-08). "Heirs of Lal Masjid operation victims criticise Aziz for 'pardoning Musharraf'". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ↑ Al Jazeera English (2008-12-30). Pakistan's War: The Battle Within - 28 Dec 08 - Part 1 – via YouTube.