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Suraya Pakzad

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Suraya Pakzad (Dari: ثریا پاکزاد) is an Afghan women's rights activist. In 1998 she founded the organization Voice of Women, which began by teaching girls how to read, and now provides women with shelter, counseling, and job training. The organization worked in secret until 2001 because of the Taliban. In fact, on two occasions, the girls being taught to read had to burn their books for fear of being caught. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Suraya Pakzad is the 789th most popular social activist, the 161st most popular biography from Afghanistan and the 5th most popular Afghan Social Activist.

Suraya Pakzad is most famous for her work as an Afghan women's rights activist, advocating for education and empowerment for women in Afghanistan. She is the founder of the organization "Women for Afghan Women," which focuses on improving the lives of women and girls in the country.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Suraya Pakzad ranks 789 out of 840. Before her are Hector Pieterson, Lina Ben Mhenni, Rouzan al-Najjar, Kumi Naidoo, Sarah Hegazi, and Ayanda Denge. After her are Aqeela Asifi, Adam Bodnar, Peter Tatchell, Oliver Wood, Tanja Nijmeijer, and Hadizatou Mani.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Suraya Pakzad ranks 161 out of 177. Before her are Shukria Barakzai (1972), Mohammad Yousef Kargar (1963), Azra Jafari (1978), Fatima Aziz (null), Zarifa Ghafari (1992), and Aryana Sayeed (1970). After her are Aqeela Asifi (1966), Obaidullah Akhund (null), Paweł Wojciechowski (null), Mustafa Nayyem (1981), Abdul Salam Hanafi (null), and Niloofar Rahmani (1992).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Afghanistan

Among social activists born in Afghanistan, Suraya Pakzad ranks 5. Before her are Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī (1837), Malalai of Maiwand (1861), Meena Keshwar Kamal (1956), and Zakia Zaki (1962). After her are Aqeela Asifi (1966), Bibi Aisha (1991), Jamila Afghani (1976), Sonita Alizadeh (1996), Aziza Siddiqui (1983), Faiza Darkhani (null), and Shukria Asil (2000).

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