Zuhal Ahad

Zuhal Ahad is a journalist from Afghanistan covering stories of conflict and development in Afghanistan, with a special focus on women and marginalized communities. She has worked as a multimedia Women’s Affairs journalist with the BBC in Afghanistan. She has worked as a freelance journalist who has published articles about Afghanistan on the Guardian, Al Jazeera, and NPR. Zuhal is the CJFE 2022-2023 William Southam Journalism Fellow.

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I Was A Top Doctor In Afghanistan. In Canada, I’m A Medical Sonographer
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I Was A Top Doctor In Afghanistan. In Canada, I’m A Medical Sonographer

It is heartbreaking that my 20 years of experience as a doctor does not count here and that I have to start from scratch.
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