Lima Aafshid

Lima Aafshid
Born (1996-08-11) August 11, 1996 (age 30)
Kohistan District, Kapisa Province, Afghanistan
EducationKabul University
OccupationsFreelance reporter, commentator, poet

Lima Aafshid (Persian: لیمه آفشید) is an Afghan poet. Born in Kapisa Province on 11 August 1996, she studied journalism at Kabul University, working as a freelance reporter and commentator for more than five years after graduating. She was a founding member of Sher-e- daneshgah, a Kabul poetry association consisting mostly of middle-class students in their twenties. In 2021, she was included in the BBC's 100 Women list.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "BBC 100 Women 2021: Who is on the list this year?". BBC. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 "بیست و یکم اسد/مرداد، زادروز لیمه آفشید" (in Persian). Mawlana. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
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  4. ↑ Billing, Lynzy (10 July 2020). "Inside the Poetry Societies Helping Afghan Women Find Community". TIME. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2024.