Born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan, Sabeen Mahmud was a social worker, a prominent human rights defender, and an advocate for the rights of women, impoverished c...
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Haleh Sahabi was a pro-democracy campaigner, human rights defender, women’s rights activist, and religious scholar from Iran. She advocated for political prisoners...
ViewWhile not much is known about her life, experiences, and dreams, the public lynching of Farkhunda Malikzada remains a bloody scar on the recent history of Afghanis...
ViewSafia Warasta came to be known as Safia Amajan when she was a teacher at Zarghuna Ana High School in Kandahar. One among a small population of educated women in he...
ViewBerta Cáceres was a Lenca Indigenous woman in Honduras who defended the territory and rights of her people for more than 20 years. In 1993, she co-founded Consejo ...
ViewGrowing up in Ghor province, Bakht Zamina had always enjoyed singing. When her family moved to Kabul during a period of women’s liberation in urban areas in Afghan...
ViewIn 1982, Malalai Kakar became one of the first women in Kandahar Province to join the police force. She served until the Taliban took over the country and forced w...
ViewOnly 24 years old, Shaima Rezayee was known around Afghanistan as the anchor of the popular show Hop on Tolo TV. Her enthusiasm, relaxed conversation, and warmth w...
ViewShabana was born and raised in Kabul. She grew up under the rule of the Taleban, when education was banned for women and like many other girls, she had to dress as...
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