List of Afghan women journalists
The following is a list of notable women journalists who were born in Afghanistan:
- Shakaiba Sanga Amaj (Pashto:شکېبا څانګه آماج) (born 1986 assassinated 2007)
- Asma Rasmya (born 1877) editor, school principled and feminist. Mother of queen Soraya Tarzi and the mother-in-law of king Amanullah Khan[1]
- Najiba Ayubi journalist, humanitarian and activist. Managing director of the Killid Group nonprofit media network.[2]
- Basira Joya (born 2001 or 2002) anchor for Zan TV and Ariana Television Network before fleeing to the U.S. in 2021.[3]
- Zohra Daoud (Dari: زهره يوسف داود); (born 1954 in Kabul) Miss Afghanistan 1972 winner, fled Afghanistan for the United States.[4]
- Maryam Durani (مَریَم دورانی) (born 1987) Afghan activist and women's advocate.[5] 2012 winner of the International Women of Courage Award.[6]
- Wahida Faizi (Persian: وحیده فیضی) journalist, head of the Women Journalist Section of the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee from 2015 until the fall of Kabul on 15 August 2021.[7]
- Farahnaz Forotan (Persian: فرحناز فروتن, born 1992[8]) journalist and women's rights activist.[9][10]
- Saeeda Mahmood BBC World Service journalist
- Mina Mangal (1992 to 2019) journalist, political advisor, and women's rights activist who was killed by gunfire in 2019 in uncertain circumstances.
- Horia Mosadiq human rights activist, political analyst and journalist who works for Amnesty International.[11]
- Fariba Nawa (born 1973) freelance journalist and author of Opium Nation.[12]
- Farida Nekzad co-founder of Pajhwok Afghan News, former vice president of the South Asia Free Media Association[13]
- Fatima Rahimi (born 1992) Afghan-Czech journalist presenter of Hergot! on Czech Radio's Radio Wave.[14]
- Zakia Zaki (c. 1972 – 4 June 2007) journalist and founder of Afghan Radio Peace (Sada-i-Sulh) station.
See also
References
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- Momand, Wahid. "Miss Afghanistan 1972". Afghanistan.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- "Maryam Durani". Time Magazine. 18 April 2012. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- "American Women for International Understanding is pleased to Honor the US Secretary of State's International Women of Courage with an event each March". American Women for International Understanding. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- "Tears on the tarmac as Afghan journalist speaks to BBC". BBC News. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- Golshiri, Ghazal (23 January 2021). "Farahnaz Forotan, star de la télé afghane contrainte à l'exil". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- Osman, Wazhmah (2020). Television and the Afghan Culture Wars: Brought to You by Foreigners, Warlords, and Activists. University of Illinois Press.
- Omid, Jawid. "Tale of an Afghan female journalist". english.sina.com. English Sina. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- Latifi, Ali M. (14 May 2015). "American, 8 Other Foreigners Among 14 Killed in Attack on Kabul Guesthouse". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- "Living in fear: Iranian LGBTQ+ activists in Turkey". POLITICO. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- "Farida Nekzad". BBC Radio 4.
- "Ji.hlava IDFF | Fatima Rahimi". www.ji-hlava.com. 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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