
Zarlasht Halaimzai
@zarlashth
Writer & Founder of @amnahealing & #Sadaproject, @gdnlongread, @UNRefugeesUK, @ObamaFoundation Fellow, @BBC100women, @tedtalks. Views are my own.
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Even the sun came out to greet the 20 female medical students that arrived in Scotland from Afghanistan, thanks to the efforts of LindaNorgroveFoundation and Scottish universities. Through their forthcoming achievements, the girls will prove the Taliban ban on education very wrong.




An important piece by Zarlasht Halaimzai on what Kamala Harris could do with the platform of the presidency and what we have been told is a commitment to advocating for women and fighting for gender equity — a global battle that must include Afghan women. time.com/7013395/kamala…

"Despite serious risks to their safety, women are protesting in the streets under the slogan Bread, Work, Freedom, organising underground schools and allying with women’s rights champions like Malala Yousafzai to raise global awareness." Zarlasht Halaimzai for TIME time.com/7013395/kamala…

A timely piece of writing, a timely question, and a timely argument. Thank you, Zarlasht Halaimzai Jan.

Powerful op-ed from Elevate Prize winner Zarlasht Halaimzai on what a future US President could do for Afghan women and girls.





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From our archive: The terror of living under siege as a child, by Zarlasht Halaimzai theguardian.com/world/2023/oct…




Hey Jon Stewart as a long time fan, can I suggest that you confront your anti-Muslim bias. Your segment on Syria was deeply problematic and its a trend for you when it comes to ME or Afghanistan. Incidentally I am from Afghanistan and it hurts to watch you talk about us.