Leadership Team

SHABANA SHABDIZ

SHABANA SHABDIZ

Activists at Risk

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

Activists at Risk

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

Activists at Risk

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

Activists at Risk

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

Hoda Khamosh

Hoda Khamosh, born in 1996 in Isfahan, Iran, is one of the prominent figures in the realm of protest literature and modern women’s movements in Afghanistan. Educated in Persian language and

Shahla Arefi

Shahla Arifi, from Kabul, with a university degree in Persian language and literature and a Master’s in Gender and Women’s Studies, is a prominent academic and executive figure in defending

Fatima Etimadi

Fatima Etimadi, born in Ghazni province and a graduate in law with a Master’s degree, is one of the multidimensional women who has actively participated in education, sports, culture, and civil

Rahila Talash (Ansari)

Rahila Talash, born in Mazar-e-Sharif and a graduate in law and political science from Kabul University, began her career as a journalist and educator. During her student years, she was actively