List of Afghan women writers

This is a list of women writers who were born in Afghanistan or whose writings are closely associated with that country.

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## A

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* Atia Abawi (born 1982), American author and television journalist of Afghan descent
* Lina AbiRafeh, Arab-American (non-Afghan) author of Gender and International Aid in Afghanistan
* Farida Ahmadi (born 1958), author speaker and women's rights activist, living in Norway
* Muqadasa Ahmadzai (born 1992/1993), poet, social activist, and politician
* Soraya Alekozei (born 1955), Afghan-born memoirist, interpreter, and veteran, based in Germany
* Najwa Alimi, journalist, humanitarian
* Shakaiba Sanga Amaj (1986–2007), assassinated journalist
* Zarghona Anaa (?–1772), poet
* Nadia Anjuman (1980–2005), poet
* Asma Rasmya (1877–?), editor, school principal, and feminist
* Najiba Ayubi journalist and activist

## B

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* Fevziye Rahgozar Barlas (born 1955), poet, and short story writer
* Babo Jan (fl. 1880), Afghan royal consort and poet
* Basira Joya (c.2001) news anchor for Zan TV and Ariana Television Network

## D

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* Maryam Durani (born 1987), activist, journalist,
* Ayesha Durrani (18th-century), poet

## E

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* Zohre Esmaeli (born 1985), author, model, and designer, based in Berlin

## F

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* Wahida Faizi (born 1994), journalist
* Khalida Furugh (born 1972), poet and academic

## H

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* Chékéba Hachemi (born 1974), writer and diplomat
* Rangina Hamidi (born 1978), writer, educator, social activist and politician
* Nadia Hashimi (born 1977), Afghan-American novelist and pediatrician

## J

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* Malalai Joya (born 1978), activist, writer, and a politician

## K

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* Fowzia Karimi author and illustrator
* Fawzia Koofi (born 1975) politician, memoirist and women's rights activist

## M

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* Maryam Mahboob (born 1955), author known for her writing on Afghan patriarchy and migrants
* Farzana Marie (born 1983 or 1984) American writer and Dari translator
* Saeeda Mahmood, journalist
* Horia Mosadiq, journalist, activist, and political analyst

## N

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* Fariba Nawa (born 1973), Afghan-born American freelance journalist

## Q

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* Homeira Qaderi (born 1980), writer, activist and educator

## P

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* Parween Pazhwak (born 1967), writer, poet, activist

## R

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* Fatima Rahimi (born 1992), Afghan-born Czech journalist and radio presenter
* Layla Sarahat Rushani (1952/1954–2004), Afghan-born poet, lived in Netherlands

## S

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* Sana Safi (born 1989), broadcast journalist
* Saira Shah, British of Afghan-descent author, reporter and documentary filmmaker
* Sahira Sharif, politician and founder of literary society Mirman Baheer
* Nafeesa Shayeq, journalist, feminist

## T

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* Nazo Tokhi (1651–1717), writer and poet

## W

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* Shaista Wahab, writer in Dari, librarian, and professor

## Y

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* Sakena Yacoobi (born 1949/1950), writer, and activist
* Elham Yaghoubian, writer, politician
* Gaisu Yari, human rights activist, women's rights activist, writer, blogger, and speaker
* Malala Yousafzai (born 1997) activist and author of I Am Malala

## Z

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* Zakia Zaki (c. 1972–2007), journalist
* Spôjmaï Zariâb (born 1949/1952), short story writer
* Maliha Zulfacar (born 1961), writer, professor, and was the ambassador of Afghanistan to Germany from 2006 to 2010.

## See also

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* List of Afghan women journalists
* List of women writers

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