Razia Barakzai

Razia Barakzai (born 1995) is an Afghan women's rights activist. She was named one of the BBC's 100 Women in 2021 for leading the first women's protests against the Taliban in August 2021,[1] following their takeover of Afghanistan earlier that month.[2][3]

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  2. ^ Shahalimi, Nahid (2022-08-16). We Are Still Here: Afghan Women on Courage, Freedom, and the Fight to Be Heard. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-593-47291-0. Archived from the original on 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  3. ^ Nelson, Soraya Sarhaddi (August 17, 2022). "Afghan women raise their voices in two new anthologies". NPR. Archived from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2023.