Sitara Achakzai
Sitara Achakzai (also transliterated Achaksai) (born 1956/1957 – died 12 April 2009) was a leading Afghan women's rights activist and a member of the regional parliament in Kandahar. She was **inated by the Taliban.
"Achakzai" is a name shared by one of the sub-tribes of Durrani clan, part of the Pashtun people, one of the largestethnic groups of Afghanistan. She held dual citizenship between Afghanistan and Germany, and was well known in Canada as some of her extended family live in the Toronto area.
Like Malalai Kakar and Safia Amajan, Sitara Achakzai was targeted by the Taliban because she was trying to improve the situation of Afghan women. At the age of 52, she was **inated by Taliban gunmen in Kandahar on 12 April 2009.
The Canadian government condemned the **ination. Michaëlle Jean, the Governor General, said
We were equally distressed to learn of the **ination of Sitara Achakzai, a courageous and proud activist for the rights of her countrywomen, who was gunned down at point-blank range. The Taliban were quick to claim responsibility for this unprecedented violence, fiercely dedicated to hindering all efforts to further development and stability in Afghanistan.
Encomium
- "She was a warrior, she was a brave woman and she always fought for women's rights and the poor's rights; that's why they didn't like her ... t's a loss for everybody; for democracy, basically, because she fought for everybody." (Ajmal Maiwand, nephew of Ms. Achakzai)
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- Notice of Achakzai's murder (in French)
- Notice of Achakzai's murder (in German)
- CBC report on Sitara Achakzai
- Report on Sitara Achakzai
- Globe and Mail report on Sitara Achakzai
- The Star report on Sitara Achakzai
- The Huffington Post: "Sitara Achakzai, Martyr for Muslim Women"
- about the live of Sitara Achakzai in Germany and Afghanistan (in German)
- "Let Women be Enlightened" by Helen Irving in the Sydney Morning Herald
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