Zahra Joya

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Zahra Joya is an Afghan journalist and women's rights advocate who gained international recognition for her courageous efforts to pursue education in a society that denied girls the right to learn under Taliban rule. Disguising herself as a boy named Mohammed Zahra to attend school, she faced significant risks to achieve her goal. After fleeing Afghanistan in 2021, she established a news organization dedicated to amplifying the voices of Afghan women and continues to advocate for their rights from her new home in the UK.

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Zahra Joya is an Afghan journalist who risked everything to document the struggles of women under Taliban rule.

Zahra Joya Story: “I disguised myself as a boy so I could go to school”: How this Afghan woman risked everything and became the voice of women silenced by the Taliban

The Times of India·

India· 2026-07-29

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