Nilofra Noori
"Throughout my political career, I’ve often been praised for the work I do, despite being an Afghan woman. I however never understood why that’s surprising or why anyone would see it as contradictory. The motivation and fire I carry within me as a young Norwegian-Afghan woman are inherited from a long line of strong and brave women.
My mother and my grandmothers have not only given me their hair colour and eyes, but also their courage and drive. And I feel most like my mother’s daughter when I’m at my strongest and when I dream the highest.
That’s what being an Afghan woman means to me. We carry resistance in our hearts wherever we go and no one can ever take that away from us."
