Zulaikha Patel
✓ Source-basedfallingSouth African anti-racism activist (born 2003)
Zulaikha Patel is a South African anti-racism activist. She became a symbol of the fight against Pretoria Girls High School's policy regarding Black girls' hair in 2016, at the age of 13.
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Zulaikha Patel is a South African anti-racism activist. She became a symbol of the fight against Pretoria Girls High School's policy regarding Black girls' hair in 2016, at the age of 13. She and her classmates held a demonstration that led to not only a change in school policy but also an inquiry into allegations of racism at the school. She is quoted as saying, "Asking me to change my hair is like asking me to erase my blackness."
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