Nahid Shahalimi
Nahid Shahalimi (* 1973 in Kabul, Afghanistan ) is a Canadian-Afghan artist, writer, filmmaker and human rights activist .
Life
Nahid Shahalimi grew up as one of the four daughters of Abdul Hakim Shahalimi, an influential politician, in the high society of Kabul. In 1981, shortly before her eighth birthday, her father died, which changed the life of the family dramatically. After partial expropriation and threats, the widow decided to flee abroad with the daughters. After an arduous journey on foot over the mountains to Pakistan , they ultimately fled to Québec , Canada .
Nahid Shahalimi speaks English, German, French, Dari, Persian, Spanish and Urdu. Today she lives in Munich with her two daughters.
Filmography
- 2018: We the Women of Afghanistan: A Silent Revolution
Books
- March 2017: Where courage carries the soul: We women in Afghanistan - Elisabeth Sandmann Verlag
- 2014: We The Women - Germany - self-published
Press
- https://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/frauen-portraets-eine-taube-trotzt-den-taliban-1.3432151!amp
- https://filmfreeway.com/nahidshahalimi
- https://www.tz.de/muenchen/stadt/nahid-shahalimi-muenchnerin-kehrt-frieden-zurueck-ihre-heimat-afghanistan-tz-4745022.amp.html
- https://www.amazon.de/Mut-die-Seele-tr%C3%A4gt-Afghanistan/dp/3945543169
- https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/nahid-shahalimi
- https://www.ozy.com/performance/nahid-shahalimis-plea-for-tolerance/40455
Web links
- https://nahidshahalimi.com/ (English) - official website https://m.facebook.com/pages/category/Artist/Nahid-Shahalimi-191517230891309/ - official Facebook Nahid Shahalimi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Short biography - Suhrkamp Verlag
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shahalimi, Nahid |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Afghan artist, writer, filmmaker and human rights activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kabul |