Leila Sheikhs biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Publish date: 2024-05-17
IntroTanzanian journalist, women’s rights activist and blogger
IsJournalist 
FromTanzania 
TypeJournalism 
Genderfemale

Leila Sheikh or Sheikh-Hashim is a Tanzanian journalist, women’s rights activist and blogger. She was a founder member of Tanzania Media Women’s Association (TAMWA) and became TAMWA’s Executive Director in 1996.

Life

Leila Sheikh was one of the founder members of TAMWA in 1987, and later documented TAMWA’s history. She was editor of TAMWA’s magazine, Sauti ya Siti [Women’s Voice]. In 1992 she oversaw a special issue on violence against women, with funding from the Swedish International Development Agency.

Sheikh was a TEDxDar speaker in November 2011. Though no longer Executive Director of TAMWA, she remains active as a women’s rights activist in Dar es Salaam. She owns a consultancy firm, Studio Calabash Ltd, which designs lobbying strategies and public education programmes. She also works as a media producer and scriptwriter.

Works

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