Ayat Al-Qurmezi [SEP] sex or gender
, Twitter and through BlackBerry Messenger as her poem was spread throughout Bahrain and the rest of the world. Since then, Ayat has been exposed to several forms of harassment and death threats that included herself and her family. Her personal information has been published through emails and Blackberry messages. She has reportedly received numerous phone calls threatening her life and safety.
Involvement in the Bahraini uprising (2011–present) Arrest.
On the morning of March 29, 2011, riot police accompanied by female police officers with orders to detain Ayat Al-
Ayat Al-Qurmezi
Ayat Hassan Mohammed Al-Qurmezi (; the surname is also transcribed Al-Qormezi, al-Ghermezi) (born January 1, 1991, Sanad, Bahrain) is a poet and student at the University of Bahrain Teaching Institute in Bahrain.
Al-Qurmezi became famous in Bahrain and internationally after reading out a poem criticising Bahraini government policies to the Pearl Roundabout gathering of pro-democracy protesters. After the poem was widely circulated via social media she and her family were subjected to harassment and death