Orzala Ashraf Nemat

Overview

Orzala Ashraf Nemat born Kabul, Afghanistan May 24, 1977. Afghan human rights leader; founded Humanitarian Assistance for the Women and Children of Afghanistan (HAWCA) 1999.

Quotations

“[A] true and long standing peace can only come to Afghanistan if the inner peace within the Afghan society is built. The inner peace within the Afghan society is required to be built by reconciliation; by addressing the crimes committed during war; by speaking and healing the wounds of war in the people’s minds. The people who lost their loved ones due to the acts of those who led the wars during all these decades. Silencing the past will only direct us to further darkness in the future.” (Copenhagen, Sept. 21, 2012; photo world fellows.yale.edu)