Maha Al Muneef facts for kids
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Maha Al Muneef is a pediatrician from Saudi Arabia. She specializing in infectious diseases in children. Al-Muneef won an International Women of Courage Award in 2014.
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Work
Shura Council
From 2009 to 2013, Al Muneef was a member of Saudi Arabia's Shura Council.
The National Family Safety Program
Maha Al Muneef is the executive director of the National Family Safety Program (NFSP) in Saudi Arabia. Al Muneef worked to spread knowledge about domestic violence and child abuse. The NFSP was created in 2005 in order to combat domestic violence and child abuse in Saudi Arabia. The NFSP started support programs, gave information about the numbers of attacks on women and children in Saudi Arabia, and worked to help people who were attacked or hurt.
The "Protection from Abuse" law
In August 2013, the Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia passed a new law to protect people who are attacked or hurt by members of their own family. Al Muneef and the NFSP helped to write the "Protection from Abuse" law. The law describes and explains the meaning of domestic violence and makes it illegal in Saudi Arabia for the first time.
Awards
In 2014, Maha Al Muneef received the International Women of Courage Award.
U.S. President Obama presents award in Riyadh
The US President Barack Obama presented the award to Al Muneef during his visit to Riyadh on March 29, 2014. [1] Al-Muneer could not be at the March 4 ceremony in the United States for family health reasons. She received the award in a private ceremony at the Ritz Carlton hotel, where Obama stayed. Obama spoke about the importance of women's rights in Saudi Arabia, and the importance of helping the Saudi king understand this importance. Obama told Al-Muneef he was “so very, very proud of you and grateful for all the work you’re doing here." He added, “I’m looking forward to seeing you do even more wonderful things in the future.” [2]
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Maha Al Muneef receiving award in March 2016
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President Obama presents award to Al Muneef in 2016
