Leaving Normal: Toni Kassim 1967-2008
Tireless activist and friend of everyone, Toni Kassim died this morning, here’s a report by nunu:
Dear friends,
This is a great lost….. She was a great trainer, activist, feminist, and most of all a loving friend.. She will always be remembered as the sweet jovial Toni… will miss her always..
Bless her soul.. May she rest in peace…
nunu
Women’s activist Toni Kasim dies
Malaysiakini | Jun 4, 08 10:47am
Well-known women’s activist Zaitun ‘Toni’ Kasim passed away this morning after suffering from a debilitating bout of duodenal cancer.
She died at 5am at her sister’s house at Taman Mesra, Batu Tiga, Shah Alam.
Zaitun, 41, had over the years advocated reform in laws that discriminated against women, and had held key positions in a number of women’s organisations.
takziah…
al-fatihah…