Hassinah Rezaei, a young Afghan woman, architect and journalist, was helped by the organization "Reporters Without Borders" to come to Germany after the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban in August 2021.
She grew up in Mazar-i-Sharif, where she learned responsibility from an early age, she explains. She began her career as a journalist while still at school, working with the newspaper Aweja and the radio and television station Arzo in northern Afghanistan. Over time, she took on roles as a reporter, news editor, editor-in-chief, and presenter.
The challenges of journalism in Afghanistan
Hassinah believes that the situation of women in Afghanistan has never been ideal.
She says: "We fought hard for our rights, but we were often judged negatively. But at least we had some security to work."
At the beginning of her professional career, she faced resistance from her family, but once she proved her skills, she earned their trust. In her opinion, women in Afghanistan are more readily accepted if they contribute financially to the family.
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