Haritha (Organisation) Explained

Haritha (Girl's wing of MSF)
Type:Student wing
Status:Active
Headquarters:Calicut, Kerala, India
Region Served:India
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Ayisha Banu
Leader Title2:General Secretary
Leader Name2:Rumaisa Rafeeq [1]
Leader Title3:Vice President
Leader Name3:Nayana Suresh
Parent Organization:Indian Union Muslim League (IUML)

MSF Haritha or Haritha[2] is a Girl's students wing of MSF - Indian Union Muslim League affiliated to the IUML[3] [4]

History

MSF state conference of 2011 [5] triggered the birth of Haritha. Around 1,500 girls had registered online, then Haritha was officially founded in 2012 at Calicut, Kerala with Najma Thabsheera and Fathima Thahiliya as its main organiser and Fathima Thahiliya as the founding general secretary. The original group consisted of Najma Thabsheera and Shafeena Kannur. It functioned as the student wing of Indian Union Muslim League. While Shafeena Kannur was the President, HARITHA took a leading role in the Justice for women, Women empowerment and opposition campaign against the communist state government.

Haritha State Office bearers

Current office bearers[6]
Name Designation District
P H Ayisha Banu [7] President
Rumaiza RafeeqGeneral Secretary
Nayana Suresh[8] TreasureMalappuram
Najwa Haneena Vice President Malappuram
Shahida Rasheed Vice President
Ayisha Mariyam Vice President Palakkad
Afshila Secretary Kozhikkode
FayishaSecretary Thiruvananthapuram
Akheela Farshana SecretaryErnakulam

Activities

Protest and demands

Haritha has campus protested against the Citizenship Amendment Act in The women of Shaheen Bagh [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IUML appoints new state committee for Haritha. 12 September 2021. English.Mathrubhumi.
  2. Web site: Born in 2012, MSF's girl wing played crucial role in Kerala's campus politics. The New Indian Express.
  3. News: IUML reconstitutes Haritha State panel. The Hindu . 12 September 2021. www.thehindu.com.
  4. Web site: Former panel's dissolution not linked to abuse plaints, says Haritha general secretary .
  5. Web site: APJ Abdul Kalam to inaugurate MSF Campus Conference on Feb 18. 16 February 2011.
  6. Web site: IUML appoints new state committee for Haritha, Ayesha Banu to be new president .
  7. News: IUML reconstitutes Haritha State panel . The Hindu . 12 September 2021 .
  8. News: IUML reconstitutes Haritha State panel . The Hindu . 12 September 2021 .
  9. Web site: Understanding the 'Haritha Moment': The Gender-ed Turn in Kerala Muslim Politics . 29 September 2021 .