Amna Mawaz Khan (Urdu: آمنہ مواز خان, born July 22, 1989) is a Pakistani dancer,[1] theatre artist, feminist and political worker.
[6] Khan began classical dance[7] learning at the age of 11 from renowned dancer Indu Mitha in her school, Mazmoon-e-Shauq[8] and learnt from her for 11 years.
Khan also did a short course in contemporary dance and choreography from Trinity Laban Conservatoire in Greenwich, London, England.
[26][27][28] She wrote a perspective Raqs-e-Mahavaar[29] in the book Period Matters: Menstruation in South Asia[30][31] written by Farah Ahamed[32][33] with expressions through Bharatanatyam choreography[34] and its genesis.
[45][46][47][48][49] She is a member of the Magdalena Project which facilitates support and training to cross-cultural network of women's theatre and performance.
Since then, Khan has been active in campaigns for release of progressive political prisoners and movements on housing rights, women issues, students, transgenders,[52] peasants and minorities.
[53][54] Khan also stood in the local body elections of Islamabad in 2015 as Awami Workers Party's (AWP) candidate for vice chairman in UC-28.