Suraya Sadeed | |
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Born | Kabul, Afghanistan |
Occupation | Writer, philanthropist |
Nationality | Afghan American |
Genre | Autobiography |
Suraya Sadeed is an Afghan-born American author, philanthropist, and activist. She is the executive director of Help the Afghan Children, a charity organization. [1]
Born in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sadeed came to the United States following the Soviet invasion of her native country. [2] After her husband died in 1993 she founded the non-profit organization Help the Afghan Children (HTAC) to help the people of Afghanistan. [3] The goal of HTAC is to educate women and children in countries under Taliban rule. [4] [5]
In 2002 a documentary was made about Sadeed, titled "Inshallah: Diary of an Afghan Woman", directed by Randall Scerbo Truitner. [6] The film chronicles Sadeed on two trips to deliver aid in remote areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan, and aired on Oprah Winfrey's Oxygen network [7]
In 2011 Sadeed released an autobiography Forbidden Lessons in a Kabul Guesthouse, written by Sadeed and Damien Lewis. [8] [9]
Suraya Sadeed | |
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Born | Kabul, Afghanistan |
Occupation | Writer, philanthropist |
Nationality | Afghan American |
Genre | Autobiography |
Suraya Sadeed is an Afghan-born American author, philanthropist, and activist. She is the executive director of Help the Afghan Children, a charity organization. [1]
Born in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sadeed came to the United States following the Soviet invasion of her native country. [2] After her husband died in 1993 she founded the non-profit organization Help the Afghan Children (HTAC) to help the people of Afghanistan. [3] The goal of HTAC is to educate women and children in countries under Taliban rule. [4] [5]
In 2002 a documentary was made about Sadeed, titled "Inshallah: Diary of an Afghan Woman", directed by Randall Scerbo Truitner. [6] The film chronicles Sadeed on two trips to deliver aid in remote areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan, and aired on Oprah Winfrey's Oxygen network [7]
In 2011 Sadeed released an autobiography Forbidden Lessons in a Kabul Guesthouse, written by Sadeed and Damien Lewis. [8] [9]