Munaza Shaheed is a journalist and news anchor for Voice of America Deewa in Washington, D.C. Shaheed focuses on politics, economics, and women and human rights issues in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
More than 100 female students call on the government of Pakistan and the United Nations to help them continue their studies
More than 100 Pakistani women were studying in Afghanistan before the ban
Defying the Taliban’s ban on university education for girls, dozens of Afghan women’s rights activists and female students on Thursday staged protests in Kabul, Takhar and Nangarhar provinces. VOA’s Munaza Shaheed reports from Washington.
Ban was announced a day before universities’ final exams on Tuesday
Jamaat-e-Islami calls camp vulgar, threat to religion, local culture
In Lisbon, Portugal, students, faculty and staff keep the country's musical traditions alive
Ukrainian migration data indicates at the end of 2020, there were some 1,449 Afghans with permanent residency in the country and more than 200 with temporary visas
The women, some of whom protested Taliban hijab mandate, have been missing since Wednesday night
On Twitter, protest organizers said more than 150 people were ready to protest the Pakistani delegation's visit to Kabul
Women and children are especially vulnerable, according to international rights groups
Fears for staff safety, lack of assurances from Taliban cited as radio stations staffed by women make changes or suspend broadcasts
Ahmad Sarwari, 12, an Afghan immigrant student dreams of working in Silicon Valley and many say he has the talent to take him there
In December 2018, the White House released its Science, Technology, Engineering and Math or STEM education strategy for the next five years to encourage students to study in those fields. With high demands for STEM jobs, students across the country are eager to pursue those careers. Ahmad Sarwari, 12 and an Afghan immigrant, dreams of working in Silicon Valley, and many say he has the talent to take him there. VOA's Munaza Shaheed visited Sarwari and his school and filed this report.
From a refugee camp in Pakistan to an exhibit at the Smithsonian, Saeeda Etebari has had a remarkable journey, even more extraordinary because she is deaf in a region where there is less opportunity for people with disabilities and also a woman in a field dominated by men. Munaza Shaheed profiles the talented young jewelry-maker.
Afghanistan's arts and architecture were once the pride of Asia. However, more than four decades of war have left many of the country’s traditional crafts on the verge of extinction. Now a Britain-based organization, Turquoise Mountain, is working to preserve Afghan heritage in the capital’s still surviving commercial district, Murad Khani. VOA Deewa service’s Munaza Shaheed reports from a recent trip to Kabul.
