Orzala Ashraf Nemat Explained

Orzala Ashraf Nemat
Nationality:	Afghan

Orzala Ashraf Nemat is an Afghan scholar and civil society activist.^[1] She established the Women and Youth Leadership Centre in 2012.^[2] Orzala got her Phd from School of SOAS, University of London^[3] in Law and Political Science.^[4] During Afghanistan's Taliban Government she put herself many times directly at risk and launched underground literacy and health education programs for women and girls.^[4] Orzala published several articles in greater news sources, like the BBC^[4] and the Guardian.^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Nemat is a trustee of Afghanaid and she has earned a world fellows scholarship.^[2]

She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2013.^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Orzala.Ashraf.Nemat. www.mei.edu/.
2. Web site: Orzala Ashraf Nemat. worldfellows.yale.edu/.
3. Web site: Orzala Ashraf.
4. Web site: Orzala_Ashraf_Nemat. inclusivesecurity.org.
5. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jun/23/afghanistan-women Afghan women's struggle for their rights will not stop now
6. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/jul/17/afghanistan-murder-female-leaders Afghanistan must stop the murder of its female leaders
7. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/mar/08/grassroots-activists-afghanistan-international-womens-day This year let's celebrate … Afghanistan's grassroots activists
8. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/sep/05/9-11-impact-world-al-qaida What impact did 9/11 have on the world?
9. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/jun/23/us-surge-afghans-development US surge was not a success for Afghans
10. News: 2013-10-20 . 100 Women: Who took part? . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-12-18.