Dr. Sarabi and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Fawzia Koofi on The Rights of Women in the Future of Afghanistan

Join us in conversation about Afghanistan, its future and women's rights.

Dr. Habiba Sarābi is a renowned women’s rights advocate . Dr Habiba Sarabi is Deputy Chair of the High Peace Council and is one of the few women involved in current negotiations with the Taliban. During the Taliban rule in Afghanistan, Dr. Habiba and her children fled to Pakistan, but returned frequently in secret. She also worked underground as a teacher for girls, both secretly in Afghanistan and in refugee camps in Pakistan for Afghan refugees .She was appointed as Governor of Bamiyan Province ( where the Taliban infamously destroyed historic Buddha statues) by President Hamid Karzai in 2005 – the first Afghan woman to become a governor of any province in the country. She previously served as Minister of Women’s Affairs as well as Minister of Culture and Education. Dr Sarabi has been instrumental in promoting women’s rights…