India
Member of the WISE Shura Council
Hijri Unknown-Present (AH); Common Era Unknown-Present (CE)
Farheen Syeed Kapra has been a practicing lawyer since 2001. Ms. Kapra has worked extensively in the field of human rights, focusing mainly on women’s rights. She has been involved in cases dealing with domestic violence, matrimonial disputes and inheritance/property rights, and eliminating sex selective abortions. Ms. Kapra also works towards advancing the rights of HIV/AIDS individuals to employment and medical attention. She is an avid studier of Islamic sources and literature. She hopes that her research and hard work will contribute to a better life for her sisters in Islam.
