Ayat Mneina is a Canadian-Libyan activist, writer and researcher with a focus on the 2011 Libyan uprising. She is the co-founder of ShabahLibya, an online media reporting and social media platform that functioned as a 24-hour newsfeed. ShababLibya grew to be an internationally recognized source of reliable information on Libya and has led Ayat to make media appearances as a speaker on channels such as Aljazeera, the BBC and the Guardian. Ayat is currently conducting research at the University of Manitoba on Libyan youth participation in the 2011 uprising and works as a policy analyst and researcher for the Manitoba Legislative Assembly.

Participant in: November 2017 Fellowship: Peacebuilding and Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peacebuilding Processes