Dr Massouda Jalal (@massoudajalal) 's Twitter Profile
Dr Massouda Jalal

@massoudajalal

Former Minister of Women’s Affairs. Account managed by admin

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “In previous conferences, true representatives of women was absent, rendering them ineffective.” Women's rights advocates call on the UN to ensure Afghan women have a significant role in the upcoming Doha conference. Khaama Press (KP) Hakim Bigzad khaama.com/doha-conferenc…

Heather Barr (@heatherbarr1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Three important new reports from Women's Regional Network look at the dire situation Afghan women face inside their own country and in exile in Pakistan and India. Essential reading. womensregionalnetwork.org/wrncommunityco…

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🚨 BREAKING: Afghanistan’s former Minister of Women’s Affairs and first woman to run for president, Dr Massouda Jalal, and her activist daughter, Husna Jalal, will receive the #GenevaSummit2025 International Women's Rights Award. 🔗 genevasummit.org/mother-daughte…

🚨 BREAKING: Afghanistan’s former Minister of Women’s Affairs and first woman to run for president, <a href="/DrMassoudaJalal/">Dr Massouda Jalal</a>, and her activist daughter, <a href="/HusnaJalal79/">Husna Jalal</a>, will receive the #GenevaSummit2025 International Women's Rights Award.

🔗 genevasummit.org/mother-daughte…
Fatou Baldeh MBE (@baldehf) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Congratulations to both Dr Massouda Jalal and her amazing daughter Husna Jalal who will be receiving this Year’s International Women’s Rights Award. As the 2024 Awardee I want to take this opportunity to congratulate you both on this great accomplishment and recognition.

Nasir Andisha-نصير.ا انديشه (@andishanasir) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Joined the 17th Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy. An annual event gathering major human rights defenders from all over the world to address pressing human rights issues. Dr. Massouda Jalal a leading women activist from Afghanistan 🇦🇫 was in the panel. The theme is to

Joined the 17th Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy. An annual event gathering major human rights defenders from all over the world to address pressing human rights issues.  Dr. Massouda Jalal a leading women activist from Afghanistan 🇦🇫 was in the panel. The theme is to
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هفدهمين اجلاس حقوق بشر و دموكراسي امروز در ژنيوا اغاز بكار كرد. اين نشست سالانه كه قبل از اغاز سال كاري شورا داير گرديده و محور تمركز آن وضعيت مدافعين حقوق بشر در سرار جهان است. اجلاس براي دو روز ديگر دوام خواهد داشت.

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“I will continue to fight for democracy, for justice, for the dignity of every Afghan woman, because we will not be erased. We will not be silenced.” —Dr Massouda Jalal, former Afghan Minister of Women’s Affairs, at #GenevaSummit2025 UN opening

“I will continue to fight for democracy, for justice, for the dignity of every Afghan woman, because we will not be erased. We will not be silenced.”

—<a href="/DrMassoudaJalal/">Dr Massouda Jalal</a>, former Afghan Minister of Women’s Affairs, at #GenevaSummit2025 UN opening
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🇦🇫 Dr Massouda Jalal, former Afghan Minister of Women’s Affairs and the first woman to run for President of Afghanistan, is testifying at #GenevaSummit2025 alongside her daughter, Husna Jalal, exiled Afghan women’s rights activist. TUNE IN NOW to watch these two courageous human

🇦🇫 <a href="/MassoudaJalal/">Dr Massouda Jalal</a>, former Afghan Minister of Women’s Affairs and the first woman to run for President of Afghanistan, is testifying at #GenevaSummit2025 alongside her daughter, <a href="/HusnaJalal79/">Husna Jalal</a>, exiled Afghan women’s rights activist.

TUNE IN NOW to watch these two courageous human
Sadanand Dhume (@dhume) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Good to see Dr Massouda Jalal and Husna Jalal honored for their defense of women’s rights in #Afghanistan. Their cause may seem hopeless today, but the weight of human history is on their side. Afghan girls will surely go back to school one day. #GenevaSummit2025

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"We will always fight because Afghan women make up half of our nation, and we demand a future where women are not merely survivors but leaders, where girls can walk into classrooms without fear, where no one is forced into silence because of their gender." —Dr Massouda Jalal at

"We will always fight because Afghan women make up half of our nation, and we demand a future where women are not merely survivors but leaders, where girls can walk into classrooms without fear, where no one is forced into silence because of their gender."

—<a href="/MassoudaJalal/">Dr Massouda Jalal</a> at
The Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy (@genevasummit) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"For a few weeks—maybe a few months—the world paid attention to our problems and to the voices of Afghan women. The media told our stories. But then, silence. An insidious pessimism took hold. The world shrugged and said, 'Of course women in Afghanistan have no rights—that’s just

"For a few weeks—maybe a few months—the world paid attention to our problems and to the voices of Afghan women. The media told our stories. But then, silence. An insidious pessimism took hold. The world shrugged and said, 'Of course women in Afghanistan have no rights—that’s just
Golchehrah Yaftali (@womenaidafghan1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Congratulations and great honor to the two esteemed women of my homeland, Ms. Massouda Jalal and Hasna Jalal, two heroic and pioneering women in the fight for women’s rights in #Afghanistan! Receiving the 2025 International Women’s Rights Award is truly well-deserved, as you have

Congratulations and great honor to the two esteemed women of my homeland, Ms. Massouda Jalal and Hasna Jalal, two heroic and pioneering women in the fight for women’s rights in #Afghanistan! Receiving the 2025 International Women’s Rights Award is truly well-deserved, as you have
Mohibullah Taib (@taibmohib) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As I told her today, Dr Massouda Jalal is one of the first leading figures, who stood for women‘s political rights in Afghanistan after 2001. Her bravery was exemplary. I congratulate her and Husna Jalal for today’s recognition. More strength to you both! #GenevaSummit2025

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🔸 ائتلاف حدود ۳۰ نهاد حقوق‌بشری از اهدای جایزه جهانی اجلاس سالانه حقوق‌بشر و دموکراسی امسال ژینو به مسعوده جلال، وزیر پیشین امور زنان افغانستان، و دخترش حسنا جلال خبر داده است. #رادیوآزادی da.azadiradio.com/a/33320848.html

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مسعوده جلال وزیر امور زنان در دولت پیشین افغانستان نشست شبیه بن را راه‌حل برای مسئله کشور پیشنهاد کرد. او می‌گوید که با بازگشت طالبان در اگست ۲۰۲۱ میلادی، به قدرت در کشور، «همه چیز از دست رفت»؛ اما مشکل افغانستان «قابل حل» است. او در مصاحبه با خبرگزاری فرانسه گفته است: «آنان

مسعوده جلال وزیر امور زنان در دولت پیشین افغانستان نشست شبیه بن را راه‌حل برای مسئله کشور پیشنهاد کرد. او می‌گوید که با بازگشت طالبان در اگست ۲۰۲۱ میلادی، به قدرت در کشور، «همه چیز از دست رفت»؛ اما مشکل افغانستان «قابل حل» است.

او در مصاحبه با خبرگزاری فرانسه گفته است: «آنان
Amu TV (@amutelevision) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Masouda Jalal, Afghanistan’s former minister of women’s affairs, has called for a U.N.-backed international conference similar to the 2001 Bonn Agreement as a pathway to resolving Afghanistan’s crisis. amu.tv/158719/

Masouda Jalal, Afghanistan’s former minister of women’s affairs, has called for a U.N.-backed international conference similar to the 2001 Bonn Agreement as a pathway to resolving Afghanistan’s crisis.
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Husna Jalal (@husnajalal79) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today, as the world celebrates #IWD, Afghan women are still fighting for their basic rights. Three years after the Taliban takeover, women in Afghanistan have been erased from public life—yet they refuse to be silenced. In my interview with NOS, I spoke about this ongoing