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To mark IWD 2022, Wisconsin Muslim Journal shares this story about Milwaukee’s newest and most famous women’s rights activist. In an interview last week, we sat down with 37-year-old to learn what makes this brave advocate for women tick.

International Women’s Day: WMJ celebrates Wisconsin’s most famous human rights activist, straight from Afghanistan International Women’s Day: WMJ celebrates Wisconsin’s most famous human rights activist, straight from Afghanistan

World-renowned Afghan women's rights activist Maryam Durani and her family begin a new life in Milwaukee Hailed as 'an indomitable women's rights advocate,' Maryam Durani and her family fled Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover.

"Time is short. Time moves fast. It does not replay or turn back.
Take advantage of every moment that comes.
Don't wait for a hero.
Become a hero yourself."