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Hikmat Noori’s Biography

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I am Hikmat Noori, an Afghan who has, since my early years, worked towards rebuilding my war-torn nation. From an early age, I have strived towards gaining my education as well as developing skills that are crucial for a post-conflict society such as Afghanistan.

Apart from that, I am fluent in Dari, Pashto, English, Hindi, and has a basic knowledge of Arabic.
Being multilingual, gave me a unique access to diverse spaces in the region; which is why I ventured into journalism--to be able to te…

Hikmat Noori’s Journalist Portfolio

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This is the real story of the Afghan biometric databases abandoned to the Taliban

This is the real story of the Afghan biometric databases abandoned to the Taliban

As the Taliban swept through Afghanistan in mid-August, declaring the end of two decades of war, reports quic…

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The Taliban's Highway Robbery

The Taliban's Highway Robbery

KABUL-Each year, as winter closes in on Afghanistan's rugged mountainous region, Mohammad Bilal, a 45-year-ol…

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In Pictures: Buzkashi, Afghanistan's 'game of unity'

In Pictures: Buzkashi, Afghanistan's 'game of unity'

Thousands of Afghans from across the conflict-ridden country travelled to the capital, Kabul, last month to a…

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'The Taliban say they'll kill me if they find me': a female reporter still on the run speaks out

'The Taliban say they'll kill me if they find me': a female reporter still on the run speaks out

We return to the story of a journalist forced to flee as Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in August. Unable to…

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Opinion: The people of Afghanistan have been pitted against the families of 9/11 victims

Opinion: The people of Afghanistan have been pitted against the families of 9/11 victims

Last week, in what was already a year of disbelief and betrayal for the Afghan people, U.S. President Joe Bid…

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Afghan women's rights reversal almost complete as Taliban burqa mandate takes hold

Afghan women's rights reversal almost complete as Taliban burqa mandate takes hold

Life is becoming increasingly hard for Afghan women. Since the extremist Taliban group staged a takeover last…

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Monday Reads

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By Annie Kelly Verified, Tom Levitt Verified, Hikmat Noori Verified, Anne Petersen Verified
| Jill Filipovic Newsletter
Photo by Florencia Viadana on Unsplash Happy Monday! Here are some fine reads from around the web, plus what you might have missed from the newsletter and elsewhere this week. Jill Filipovic is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
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‘Know how loved you were’: fathers write to their children from the frontline

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By Thaslima Begum, Liz Cookman Verified, Zeinab Mohammed Salih, Hikmat Noori Verified
| Yahoo Canada Verified
Mohammed Hashem, 38, from Khan Younis, is a single father raising his two-year-old son, Yusef. His wife, Reem, and older son, Ismail, were killed in an Israeli airstrike in December There are no words to describe the horrors we have been through these past few months. Last year, we sat around a dinner table as a family of four, making plans for the future. Now it’s just me and you – and our only hope is to survive tomorrow. I often think back to our family picnic on the beach last summer.
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‘Nobody is coming to help us’: Afghan teenage girls on life without school

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By Annie Kelly Verified, Tom Levitt Verified, Hikmat Noori Verified
| Yahoo Canada Verified
A 17-year-old girl in her room in Kabul last year. Girls have in effect been banned from secondary schools in Afghanistan for more than three years, with no prospect of the Taliban reversing their policy of excluding girls and women from education. A 17-year-old girl in her room in Kabul last year. Girls have in effect been banned from secondary schools in Afghanistan for more than three years, with no prospect of the Taliban reversing their policy of excluding girls and women from education.
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