Schukria Barakzai
Schukria Barakzai (* 1972 in Kabul , Afghanistan, also Shukria Barakzai ) is an Afghan politician and has been a member of the Wolesi Jirga parliament since the 2004 election , after having been a member of the Loja Jirga in 2003 , which brought the constitution of Afghanistan into effect after the Taliban was set. She is best known for her activities as an Islamic feminist . She belongs to the Pashtun tribe . Since the end of the Taliban era 2001, she is the editor of the newspaper Women's Mirror (also Aina-e-Zan ).
Life
Barakzai first attended Kabul University in the 1990s, but had to give up her pursuit of a degree in 1996 when the Taliban captured the city. After receiving corporal punishment by the Taliban in 1999 for being found in public on the way to see a doctor without her husband, she ran an illegal school for women and girls in her home in protest . Since the end of the Taliban's suppression, she has published the weekly, women’s bilingual newspaper Woman’s Mirror .
“For the first time in my life, I was a teacher. I loved it because I quickly realized how much we needed to ensure girls' education - we needed it even more than food. "
“I was a teacher for the first time in my life. I loved it because I quickly realized how much we had to secure the education of women. We even needed it more than food. "
She obtained a degree in geology and archeology after 2001 . She is married and after 12 years her husband entered into a second marriage without her knowledge. Since then she has been campaigning against this polygyny . In 2014 she was injured in a suicide bombing in Kabul. According to her own statements, she regularly receives death threats , but it is unclear whether she was the target of this attack.
As a politician
"Without women's participation, the democratic process will be like a human without eyes."
"Without the participation of women, the democratic process will be like a person without eyes."
Barakzai served as the elected representative in the Loja Jirga 2003, whose purpose was to deliberate and vote on the draft constitution of Afghanistan . The following year she was elected to the Wolesi Jirga and thus part of the government. She is one of 71 women among the total of 249 MPs. She is considered a close confidante of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadsai .
Awards
Shukria Barakzai has won several awards, it was 2004 International Editor of the Year ( International Editor of the Year ) of the World Press Review and 2005 Woman of the Year by Woman's Hour , a program on BBC Radio 4 .
Aina-E-Zan
Barakzais weekly is concerned with "improving the understanding and dissemination of knowledge about Afghan women in society". She covers a wide range of topics, including maternal and infant mortality , child and forced marriage , domestic violence, and freedom of the press . In 2005 the circulation was around 3000 copies.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Rasha Elass: Afghan Editor Works to Rebuild Country . womensenews.org, July 30, 2005; accessed on November 16, 2014.
- ^ Successful Afghan politician still victim of tradition . ( March 24, 2010 memento on the Internet Archive ) Taipei Times , March 8, 2009; accessed on November 16, 2014.
- ↑ a b Shoib Najafizada: Attack in Kabul: Prominent Afghan politician survives the attack . Spiegel Online , November 16, 2014; accessed on November 16, 2014.
- ↑ 2004 Recipient Shukria Barakzai . worldpress.org; accessed on November 16, 2014.
- ↑ Women of the Year: Shukria Barakzai . BBC Radio 4 , December 19, 2005; accessed on November 16, 2014.
- ↑ The Power of One: An Interview With Shukria Barakzai . worldpress.org, March 16, 2005; accessed on November 16, 2014.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barakzai, Schukria |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barakzai, Shukria (international) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Afghan women's rights activist and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kabul , Afghanistan |