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Farzana Wahidy

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Farzana Wahidy (born 1984) is an Afghan documentary photographer and photojournalist. She has made photographs of women and girls in Afghanistan. She was the first female photographer in Afghanistan to work with international media agencies such as the Associated Press (AP) and Agence France-Presse (AFP). Wahidy studied at the AINA Photojournalism Institute set up in Kabul by Reza Deghati to train Afghan women and men to pursue careers in photojournalism. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Farzana Wahidy is the 218th most popular journalist, the 190th most popular biography from Afghanistan and the most popular Afghan Journalist.

Farzana Wahidy is most famous for her work as a journalist and her advocacy for women's rights in Afghanistan. She has gained recognition for her reporting on social issues and the challenges faced by women in her country.

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Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Farzana Wahidy ranks 218 out of 196Before her are Mariane Pearl, Arnab Goswami, Ezra Klein, Rémi Ochlik, Hala Gorani, and Dana Bash. After her are Marats Kasems, Asra Nomani, Kristie Lu Stout, Josh Earnest, Wafa Mustafa, and David Muir.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Farzana Wahidy ranks 190 out of 177Before her are Sonia Nassery Cole (1968), Lida Abdul (1973), Masoud Azizi (1985), Fatima Bhutto (1982), Faiza Darkhani (null), and Qays Shayesteh (1988). After her are Nesar Ahmad Bahave (1984), Maryam Durani (null), Rada Akbar (null), Mustafa Zazai (1993), Marina Golbahari (1989), and Rangina Hamidi (null).

Among JOURNALISTS In Afghanistan

Among journalists born in Afghanistan, Farzana Wahidy ranks 1