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Meena Keshwar Kamal , a universally acknowledged name of an Afghan revolutionary figure who gave her life in fighting for women’s rights and emancipation for her community. Her indomitable courage and devotion were inspired by the fighting spirit of Malalai of Maiwand , a fierce Pashtun, nationalist hero from Kandahar. Meena was a powerful and incredibly passionate activist who used her talents to fight for Women’s Rights in Afghanistan and Internationally, in a myriad of different projects on freedom of speech and education. During her school days, students in Kabul and other Afghan cities were deeply engaged in social-political activism and rising mass movements. She left the university to devote herself as a social activist to organizing and educating women. In pursuit of her cause for gaining the right of freedom of expression and conducting political activities, When she was just a nineteen-year-old student, in Kabul Meena founded an organization called, RAWA   in...