Halima Karimi

Halima Sadaf Karimi is an Afghan women rights activist and politician who represented the Jowzjan province of Afghanistan. She was the only woman of Uzbeki descent in the Afghan lower house of parliament before its dissolution in 2021. She was honored by the BBC in the 2021 list of the 100 influential women in the world.[1]

Career

Karimi studied economics and political science. Prior to her election to parliament, Karimi was a member of the Jowzjan Provincial Council.[2]

She was elected to the Afghan lower house of parliament in 2018, and was one of 70 women in the house of deputies.[1] Due to her women rights activism, she was constantly under threat from the Taliban and changed homes frequently to avoid being attacked.[3][4][5] She has criticized Afghan government and international community for not acting to prevent the Taliban from retaking Afghanistan in 2021.[6][7]

Personal life

Her brother, a university student, was targeted and killed in 2020 by the Taliban.

References
  1. "BBC 100 Women 2021: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  2. "ISIS fighters force Jawzjan widows, girls into marriag". Salaam Times. December 19, 2017.
  3. Verschwele, Lina (2022-08-15). "(S+) Halima Sadaf Karimi: Flucht einer Abgeordneten aus Afghanistan". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  4. "MPs see Taliban 'playing' with peoples' honour". Salam Watandar. 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  5. Nossiter, Adam; Shah, Taimoor; Abed, Fahim (2021-08-06). "Taliban Seize Afghan Provincial Capital Just Weeks Before Final U.S. Withdrawal". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  6. "Lawmakers slam Afghan govt for fall of cities to Taliban". The Times of India. 2021-08-10. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
  7. "Afghans fear return to the past after Taliban victory". Taiwan News. 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
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