Nadia Anjuman (Born Dec. 27, 1980; Died Nov. 4, 2005)
CONTENT WARNING Video contains descriptions of domestic violence.
Nadia Anjuman was a renowned Afghan poet. During the first Taliban era, she was a member of the Golden Needle, a secret literary society determined to foster girls’ education despite great risk. After the ouster of the Taliban in 2001, while earning a literature degree at Herat University, she published her first book of poetry at age 21. She wrote with searing eloquence about the injustice of being silenced in her society. At age 25, she was killed by her husband. Her story inspired IANGEL to develop the Nadia Anjuman Festival of Resistance, to amplify her voice while showcasing the artwork of Afghan women and girls sent to us from underground schools and Afghan women in our network. On September 24, 2025, we debuted the video at our 12th Anniversary Gala, “Seeing the Stars” and share it now on the 20th anniversary of her death. In this way, we keep her memory alive and honor the resilience, bravery, and humanity of the women and girls in the contemporary Afghan resistance movement.
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