Sabrina Saqeb is an
Afghan politician who served as a
member of parliament from 2005 to 2010.
She received media attention in 2009 when she participated in and helped organize protests against a law passed by Afghan president
Hamid Karzai pertaining to
Shiite personal law.
[ Among other things, the law required women to have sex with their husbands at a certain frequency, and required women to get permission before leaving their house.][ After completing her tenure in parliament, Saqeb co-founded an organization called the "Research Institute for Women, Peace and Security," and became an advocate for Women's rights.][
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Afghan women's rights activists
Members of the National Assembly (Afghanistan)
21st-century Afghan women politicians
21st-century Afghan politicians