Nadia Ghulam, the woman who disguised as a man for 10 years to survive Taliban

Team Udayavani, Aug 26, 2021, 1:15 PM IST

As the Taliban captured Afghanistan, there’s no better time to share the story of Nadia Ghulam’s tale of betrayal.

Nadia fooled the Taliban outfit by disguising herself as a boy for 10 years. Despite being a girl, she moved around without a burqa and hijab.. She went on to gain international fame.

A citizen of Afghanistan, Nadia, was denied the right to study or work when the Taliban came to power. Nadia had to live a lie that threatened her life every moment.

She disguised as a boy and at the age of 11, she changed her identity from a girl to a boy.

She struggled for ten years, to provide financial help to her family. With the help of an NGO, she managed to get out of the country.

Presently, Nadia resides in Spain as an Afghan refugee. She also wrote a book based on her life, titled El secret del meu turbant (The Secret of My Turban), in collaboration with journalist Agnes Rotger.