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The Afghan activist who stayed behind to keep women’s hopes alive
“I maintain a positive attitude and recognize success”: Six South Asian women tell their stories
Laila Haidari, the mother to Kabul's drug addicts
'If you live with wolves, you'll become a wolf'
The Mother Recovery Center In Kabul, A Treatment Program For Drug Addicts
Three inspiring figures from Pakistan make it to BBCs 100 women of 2021
Activist Who Worked Under Taliban Says Time to Help Afghanistan Is Running Out
Inside Mother Camp: the woman tackling Afghanistan's drug problem
Afghanistan: Two years on from the Taliban seizing power, women fight back against poverty and restrictions
‘I definitely want to stay’: Afghan women grapple with prospect of life under the Taliban again
KABUL, Afghanistan — Since the day the Taliban and the U.S. began negotiating almost two years ago, Laila Haidari hasn't had a good night's...
The Afghan activist who stayed behind to keep women’s hopes alive
Haidari, 43, is one of the few female activists to have stayed in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover last summer. She has long flaunted convention.
“I maintain a positive attitude and recognize success”: Six South Asian women tell their stories
To mark International Women's Day 2019, we spoke to six women human rights defenders, each from a different country in South Asia.
Laila Haidari, the mother to Kabul's drug addicts
Her friends and family tell her to pack up and flee Afghanistan without waiting for the possible return of the Taliban, but sitting on a...
'If you live with wolves, you'll become a wolf'
After enduring rape and fighting for 10 years for a divorce, Laila does not want Afghanistan to return to Taliban rule.
The Mother Recovery Center In Kabul, A Treatment Program For Drug Addicts
Laila Haidari runs Kabul's Mother Recovery Center, which has been set up to help and treat addicted and homeless youths in the Afghan capital.
Three inspiring figures from Pakistan make it to BBCs 100 women of 2021
Three women from Pakistan have made it to the British Broadcasting Corporation's 100 women of 2021, a list that includes inspiring and...
Activist Who Worked Under Taliban Says Time to Help Afghanistan Is Running Out
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES – Early this month, the Dutch Government awarded its prestigious Geuzenpenning to the activist and social...
Inside Mother Camp: the woman tackling Afghanistan's drug problem
Laila Haidari risks her life to run the country's only private rehabilitation centre, helping hundreds of addicts a year.
Afghanistan: Two years on from the Taliban seizing power, women fight back against poverty and restrictions
Many women have set up secret, underground businesses to make ends meet as the Taliban imposes brutal restrictions on their freedoms.
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Activist and founder of a Kabul-based drug rehabilitation center (Mother Camp); known for work supporting vulnerable women and addicts.