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SHABANA SHABDIZ

SHABANA SHABDIZ

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Shabana Shabdiz is a courageous Afghan journalist and women’s rights activist whose work spans more than a decade across media, civil society, and human rights advocacy. Beginning in 2014 with

SHAHLLA ARIFI

SHAHLLA ARIFI

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Shahlla Arifi is one of the most recognized voices of Afghan women’s civil resistance. With a Master’s degree in Gender and Women’s Studies from Kabul University and professional experience at

LIDA MUBAREZ

LIDA MUBAREZ

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Lida Mubarez is a voice that has resonated for years from microphones, studios, and the streets of Afghanistan — not only as a journalist but also as a courageous defender of women’s rights and

AZADA RIZAEI

AZADA RIZAEI

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Azada Rizaei is a courageous young woman who, despite the suffocating restrictions imposed by the Taliban, has never chosen silence. She has not only fought for her own right to education but, as