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AFGHANISTAN - H.E. Manizha Bakhtari

Credentials: 03.03.2021

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Born on September 15, 1972 in Kabul, Afghanistan

EDUCATION

Kabul University Faculty of Language and Literature - Kabul, Afghanistan

Master’s Degree in Persian Language and Literature

Kabul University Faculty of Journalism - Kabul, Afghanistan

Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Ishtar Women’s Resource Society - Vancouver, British Columbia

October 2018 - Present

Social work and advocacy to eradicate systemic gender-based violence, enhance intersectional feminism, and provide support for the organization’s clientele by assisting them to access housing, employment, and welfare.

Salvation Army – Belkin House - Vancouver, British Columbia
January 2018 - Present

Social work and client advocacy for access to housing, employment, mental health resources, and welfare.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Kabul, Afghanistan
2015 - 2016

Embassy of Afghanistan in Nordic Countries - Oslo, Norway

2009 - 2015
Ambassador

Enhanced bilateral and multilateral relations with Nordic Countries, working closely with the Afghan diaspora, organizing cultural events, and easing the refugee and asylum seeking processes for Afghan citizens.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Kabul, Afghanistan

2007 - 2009
Chief of Staff to the Minister

Planned and strategized administrative, financial, operational, and policy tasks for the Minister, assisting with strategy in alignment with the Ministry’s vision, roadmap, and critical priorities.

Kabul University Faculty of Journalism - Kabul, Afghanistan

2004 - 2015
Assistant Lecturer and Professor

Conducted lectures and research, authored academic papers, crafted program curriculum, advised students on academic progression, and collaborated with senior professors in course planning.

Cooperation Center for Afghanistan - Kabul, Afghanistan

2001 - 2009
Gender and Human Rights Officer

Provided civic education training, conducted gender-based research, crafted the strategic direction of the organization based on learnings, best practices, and research, participated as a member of the women’s shelters board, and served as a program officer by representing the organization in the civil society.

Parnian Publication Center

1995 - 2009
Co-founder

Co-founded Parnian - a publishing and editing center with over 30 book publications and an in-house magazine.

SKILLS

Diplomacy, Strategy, Policymaking, Policy Analysis, Writing Research, Foreign Policy, International Relations, National Policy, Gender Policy, Public Speaking

PUBLISHED BOOKS

93 Years of Media and Law in Afghanistan
٣٩ ﺳﺎل رﺳﺎﻧﻪ و ﻗﺎﻧﻮن در اﻓﻐﺎﻧﺴﺘﺎن

Journalism in Law and Ethics
اﺧﻼق و ﻗﺎﻧﻮن در ژورﻧﺎﻟﯿﺰم

The Exotic World of News
ﺟﻬﺎن دل اﻧﮕﯿﺰ ﺧﺒﺮ

Literary Journalism
روزﻧﺎﻣﻪ ﻧﮕﺎری ادﺑﯽ

ُThree Angels
ﺳﻪ ﭘﺮی

Angabeen e Reshkhand wa Sharang Noshkhand
اﻧﮕﺒﯿﻦ رﯾﺸﺨﻨﺪ و ﺷﺮﻧﮓ ﻧﻮﺷﺨﻨﺪ

Dastoor Be e Haay Dasteena
دﺳﺘﯿﻨﻪ ﻫﺎی ﺑﯽ دﺳﺘﻮر

LANGUAGES
English, Farsi, Pashto

Fotos: Carina Karlovits und Peter Lechner/HBF