Shila Ensandost

Afghan teacher and activist

Shila Ensandost is an Afghan teacher and activist for women's right to education.^[1]

Activism

Shila is a graduate of religious studies and a teacher in several schools. She has participated in various demonstrations and women's associations.^[2] In October 2021, together with her husband and daughter, she dressed in white in a demonstration simulating the post-death ritual to demand justice and freedom for women.^[3]

Recognition

BBC 100 Women^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "BBC 100 Women 2021: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
^ "Protesters in Kabul call for women's rights". Pakistan Observer. 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
^ "Afghan Professor Wears Shroud-Like Cloth at Protest". TOLOnews. Retrieved 2023-01-29.

100 Women by BBC in 2021

Culture and education

Lima Aafshid · Oluyemi Adetiba-Orija · Rada Akbar · Catherine Corless · Pashtana Durrani · Saeeda Etebari · Sahar Fetrat · Melinda French Gates · Saghi Ghahraman · Angela Ghayour · Najlla Habibyar · Shamsia Hassani · Mugdha Kalra · Freshta Karim · Aliya Kazimy · Helena Kennedy · Iman Le Caire · Depelsha Thomas McGruder · Fahima Mirzaie · Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie · Lynn Ngugi · Rehana Popal · Rohila · Alba Rueda · Elif Shafak · Anisa Shaheed · Mina Smallman · Barbara Smolińska · Adelaide Lala Tam · Vera Wang · Malala Yousafzai ·

Entertainment and sport

Halima Aden · Leena Alam · Sevda Altunoluk · Nilofar Bayat · Carolina García · Ghawgha · Chloé Lopes Gomes · Tanya Muzinda · Razma · Roya Sadat · Shogufa Safi · Sahar · Fatima Sultani · Nanfu Wang · Ming-Na Wen · Rebel Wilson

Politics and activism