Afrah Qassim is the Founder and CEO of Savera UK, a leading national charity working to end 'honour'-based abuse and harmful practices including female genital mutilation, forced marriage, virginity testing, breast ironing and conversion therapy. ‘Savera’ means ‘new beginning’ in Hindi, which is what the charity provides for survivors/those at risk, regardless of age, culture, sexuality, gender, or ethnicity.
Afrah also holds the voluntary role of Chair of Liverpool Arab Arts Festival (LAAF), the UK’s longest-running annual Arab arts and culture festival. This position allows her to celebrate her own culture, alongside separating it from the forms of abuse that Savera UK works to end.
www.saverauk.co.uk
www.arabartsfestival.com
