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Mumtaaz Mahammud Hirsi is an Honors student at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, majoring in Psychology with minors in African American Studies and Public Health. She was the 2024–2025 Hrant Dink Memorial Scholar and currently works with the Human Rights Program’s Undergraduate Human Rights Working Group. Her work focuses on the intersections of mental health, equity, and human rights. Passionate about advocacy and justice, Mumtaaz aims to pursue a career in international human rights law, centering gender justice and post-conflict healing.
Articles by Mumtaaz Hirsi
Silent Scars: The Psychological and Physical Effects of Mass Atrocities on Women
Women are not accidental victims in mass atrocity crimes. They are deliberately targeted through strategic and systematic violence. Gendered harm is a consistent component of conflict. It is often overlooked but is key to understanding power, justice, and long-term trauma... Read More
