Hamida Ghafour is a Canadian journalist and author of Afghan origin.
Biography edit
Ghafour was born in Kabul in 1977 and is named after her grandmother who was a writer and social reformer. Ghafour and her parents fled Afghanistan in 1981, when she was four years old, due to the Soviet–Afghan War.[1][2] In 1985 the family settled in Toronto. In 2003 she returned to Afghanistan as a journalist working for The Daily Telegraph, covering the reconstruction of Afghanistan.[1][2] She has also worked for Unreported World on Channel 4. She lives in London since 2001.
Bibliography edit
- The Sleeping Buddha (2007). London: Constable and Robinson / Toronto: McArthur & Company. ISBN 978-1-84529-313-0 (Hardcover); ISBN 978-1-55278-693-2 (Paperback).
References edit
- ^ a b "Hamida Ghafour". bbc.co.uk. BBC. April 4, 2007. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ a b Mills, Selina (May 12, 2007). "Even in the hell of Kabul, hope springs eternal". www.theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
External links edit
- Transcript of an interview conducted by Richard Fidler for the Australian Broadcasting Company
- Hamida Ghafour's profile on United Agents
- Article: "My countrymen called me a prostitute", Afghanistan Peace Organization, 26 October 2004
- Channel 4 - Unreported World: "Bolivia: Anarchy in the Andes" (Series 2007, Episode 4)
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