Laila Haidari was born on 1978 and is an Afghan activist and restaurateur.
11 Facts About Laila Haidari
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Laila Haidari owns Taj Begum, a Kabul cafe that funds Mother Camp.
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Laila Haidari was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2021.
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When her husband permitted her to take religious classes, Laila Haidari secretly began studying other subjects.
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Laila Haidari divorced her husband when she was 21 years old.
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In 2011, Laila Haidari opened a restaurant, Taj Begum, in Kabul, in order to fund Mother Camp.
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Laila Haidari's restaurant has been raided by the police on multiple occasions, reportedly because men and women dine together in the space, because Laila Haidari does not always wear a head scarf, and because she is a woman entrepreneur.
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Laila Haidari has spoken out against the Taliban's presence in Afghanistan, including the threats it presents to women's rights in the country.
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Laila Haidari has criticized the Afghan government for not including women in the peace process for the ongoing war in Afghanistan.
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In 2019, Laila Haidari was an invited speaker at the Oslo Freedom Forum, hosted by the Human Rights Foundation.
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Laila Haidari was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2021.