Farida Ahmadi was born in Kabul. She came to Norway in 1991 as a refugee from Afghanistan. She studied social anthropology at Oslo University.

Farida Ahmadi is the founder of Global Happiness and works as an international lecturer. She has dedicated much of her life to working for peace.

“When women's needs are misinterpreted and ignored, their pain and needs are delegitimized. They are unseen, yet objectified. People have strong opinions about them, without really knowing them. This is a book that shines the spotlight on life as a woman in those dark corners where no one visits, and where loneliness and pain reside. Farida Ahmadi gives these unseen women a face, listens to their silent screams, and gives them a voice.”

Hisako Ishitani (Chairperson) Refugee Empowerment, Japan

Farida Ahmadi

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