The Current Situation For Women and Girls In Afghanistan with Nahid Shahalimi

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Nahid Shahalimi is a filmmaker, artist, activist, and author of the book, We The Women of Afghanistan. Born in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nahid was forced to leave her country in 1985 and moved to Canada with her family. Nahid holds degrees in international politics, Southeast Asian studies, and Fine Arts from Chaplain College and Concordia University. Nahid is the founder and chair of the Hope Foundation for Women and Children of Afghanistan. Today, she is one of the most resilient female voices in the world. She joins us to speak about the current situation in Afghanistan, especially about how the Taliban takeover has impacted women and girls in the country.

What you will hear

• The current impact of the Taliban on women and girls in Afghanistan.
• How women are being intimidated
• Life before the Taliban takeover
• Time Magazine giving recognition to a Taliban leader
• Salvaging the progress women previously made in Afghanistan
• Humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
• How the challenges in Afghanistan reflect challenges throughout the world

Quotes

“People are afraid to go to the streets, especially women, because of the treatment they have seen.”

“Another person on TV said women cannot wear perfume, shoes that make noise (high heels), socks, or show their hands or feet.”

“We are very careful who we criticize in the Western world, because they may cause our doors to close.”

“People have been selling their babies and children for $500 so that the rest of the family can feed themselves.”

“The problems in Afghanistan may geographically be far, but these kinds of extremist ideologies do not have any borders”.

Mentioned

Author, Filmmaker, Activist, Artist - Nahid Shahalimi

BBC report on Afghan baby sold for $500