Fawzia Koofi
Fawzia Koofi is Afghanistan's first female Parliament speaker and a noted activist for women's and children's rights. She is the co-author of The Favored Daughter . She is currently a leading candidate for the presidential elections in 2014 and has been quoted by the BBC, Time , The Washington Post , The Los Angeles Times , CNN, The Globe and Mail , and many others. Koofi was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2009. Before getting elected to Parliament, Koofi was...See more
Fawzia Koofi is Afghanistan's first female Parliament speaker and a noted activist for women's and children's rights. She is the co-author of The Favored Daughter . She is currently a leading candidate for the presidential elections in 2014 and has been quoted by the BBC, Time , The Washington Post , The Los Angeles Times , CNN, The Globe and Mail , and many others. Koofi was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2009. Before getting elected to Parliament, Koofi was employed by UNICEF as a child protection officer from 2002 through 2004. The mother of two girls, she lives in Kabul. See less
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