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Soraya Tarzi, known mostly as Queen Soraya, (Pashto/Persian: ملکه ثريا) (November 24, 1899 – April 20, 1968) was the Queen of Afghanistan in the early 20th century and the wife of King Amanullah Khan. She is the only woman to appear on the list of rulers in Afghanistan, although wife of King Amanullah Khan. Born in Syria, she was educated by her father who was the famed Afghan leader and intellectual Sardar Mahmud Tarzi. She belonged to the Mohammadzai Pashtun tribe, a powerful sub-tribe of the Barakzai dynasty. She is credited with having been one of the first and most powerful Afghan and Muslim female activists.
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During [King Amanullah Khan’s] ten-year-reign, the king - along with his strong willed wife, Queen Soraya Tarzi - instituted a broad range of reforms for women, empowering them to choose their own marriage partners and making education compulsory for both genders.
- However Tall the Mountain: A Dream, Eight Girls, and a Journey Home By Awista Ayub
Read More:
1.) The Tazri Family Historical Society
2.) The History of Afghanistan (Google Books)
3.) A History of Women in Afghanistan: Lessons Learnt for the Future Or Yesterdays and Tomorrow: Women in Afghanistan (PDF)](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxsqkwICP61qefwm5o1_400.jpg)
Soraya Tarzi, known mostly as Queen Soraya, (Pashto/Persian: ملکه ثريا) (November 24, 1899 – April 20, 1968) was the Queen of Afghanistan in the early 20th century and the wife of King Amanullah Khan. She is the only woman to appear on the list of rulers in Afghanistan, although wife of King Amanullah Khan. Born in Syria, she was educated by her father who was the famed Afghan leader and intellectual Sardar Mahmud Tarzi. She belonged to the Mohammadzai Pashtun tribe, a powerful sub-tribe of the Barakzai dynasty. She is credited with having been one of the first and most powerful Afghan and Muslim female activists.
During [King Amanullah Khan’s] ten-year-reign, the king - along with his strong willed wife, Queen Soraya Tarzi - instituted a broad range of reforms for women, empowering them to choose their own marriage partners and making education compulsory for both genders.
- However Tall the Mountain: A Dream, Eight Girls, and a Journey Home By Awista Ayub
Read More:
1.) The Tazri Family Historical Society
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