Wahida Amiri is an Afghan librarian and women's rights activist.
12 Facts About Wahida Amiri
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Wahida Amiri was featured in the BBC 100 Women 2021 for her continued efforts protesting against the Taliban and their ban on women's education and right to work.
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One of their orders was to shut schools to girls, and Wahida Amiri found her education halted.
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Wahida Amiri's father remarried after her mother passed away, and the family relocated to Pakistan.
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Wahida Amiri was expected to cook and clean for the family.
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However, life remained the same for Wahida Amiri, cooking and cleaning for her family as opposed to accessing the education now open to her.
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Five years after returning to Kabul, Wahida Amiri was eventually encouraged to enroll in school by her cousin.
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Wahida Amiri opened a small library after graduating, where she hosted discussions about feminism over chai sabzi, traditional Afghan green tea with cardamom.
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Wahida Amiri turned up to work and found the door locked, and her library closed.
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Wahida Amiri was told to say that Afghan protesters abroad had told her to protest.
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Wahida Amiri stated this was harmful to the cause, particularly when the video was broadcast on Tolo News, a major Afghan news channel.
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Wahida Amiri left Afghanistan on her family's persuasion and then lived in Pakistan.