Zefnoon Safai

Zefnoon Safai
NationalityAfghan
OccupationMember of the Wolesi Jirga

Zefnoon Safai was elected to the Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of Afghanistan's National Assembly in 2005.[1] She sat on the legislature's budget committee.

She has a B.A., and was formerly a literacy teacher.

She has since relocated to Canada, where she remains an activist for women's rights in Afghanistan. She was profiled in the 2024 documentary film An Unfinished Journey.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Program for Culture and Conflict Studies: Laghman Province" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-05-30.
  2. ^ Pat Mullen, "Afghan Women Lead the Fight for Gender Equality in An Unfinished Journey". Point of View, April 26, 2024.