Nawaal Akram is Pakistani, Kashmiri origin, Born in Qatar comedian, model, athlete, and disability rights campaigner. She was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy when she was 6 and started using a wheelchair six years later. At the age of 10, Nawaal was denied rights to an education because of her physical disability, and in the years since she has strived to advocate for the rights of education for people with disabilities .
In 2016, founded the #EqualAccess (Formerly named Muscular dystrophy Qatar) initiative that aims to spread awareness about the rights and needs of people with physical and intellectual challenges and promote equal access and treatment for all. She made the BBC 100 Women list in 2017. Launching a travel guide soon.
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