Mohsen Ayed
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Mohsen Ayed Tahish HAWBAN | |
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 Ayed in 2014 | |
| Born | 29 July 1976 |
| Office | Journalist |
Mohsen Ayed Hammoud Sultan, known as Tahish HAWBAN (Arabic: محسن عايض) is a Yemeni author, journalist, and human rights activist. He was born in 1976 in the village of Tbahah, located in the Ta'izz Governorate, Yemen.
He holds a Bachelor of Agriculture from the University of Sanaa and a Computer Diploma from the Institute of Teacher Education. Additionally, he has earned diplomas in civil society, business administration, applied software, accounting, and marketing and the art of sales. He has also completed various courses in civil society, media, democratic transformation, remote training, and open education.
Career
He previously served as the Executive Director of the Institute for the Development of Yemeni Democracy and the Executive Director of the Future Movement. He is currently the editor of the Tahish Hawban newspaper[citation needed] and conducts training programs for the qualitative sector under the Ministry of Education’s training and rehabilitation initiatives.[1]
Life
Journalist Mohsen Ayed is considered one of the most controversial journalists in Yemen due to his views on political and religious issues, particularly his criticism of the veil and traditional customs in Yemeni society. Ayed publicly declared his opposition to these customs and traditions by sharing a photograph with his wife in an intimate pose, where she was not wearing the Islamic veil. This act sparked outrage among many clerics and Islamist hardliners in Yemen.[2]
