Shahida Shah –Women & camp Rights Activist, Research Scholar, and Peace Advocate Shahida Shah, an M.Phil. research scholar in Area Studies (China, Russia, Central
Asia, & camp Afghanistan) and a master graduate in Human Development Studies, has been a prominent activist in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) and FATA, advocating for women& camp rights, minority rights, and peace. She is the founder and former leader (2012- 2017) of the community “Takrah Qabailee Khwenday” (“Brave Tribal Sisters”) which aimed to empower tribal women by providing a platform to discuss their issues and
engage with authorities for solutions.
Ms. Shah has played a pivotal role in advancing minority rights in KPK/FATA, where she led advocacy and legislative initiatives in collaboration with parliamentarians, politicians, media, and civil society. She initiated public celebrations for non-Muslim religious ceremonies such as Christmas, Raksha Bandhan, Diwali, and Holi, promoting interfaith harmony and minority rights.
Ms. Shah served as the chartered President of the first registered forum for Pashtun women, the “Peshawar Ladies Lions Club International.” She is a fellow of the South Asian SANGAT course for Feminism & camp Human Rights and represents KPK/FATA for the global movement “One Billion Rising” to end violence against women. In 2017, she was recognized as one of the “AFG-PAK Women Leaders.”
Ms. Shah has been actively involved in peace initiatives and protests against terrorism and at the request of the mothers of APS martyrs, she mobilized the civil society to file a petition in the Peshawar High Court demanding an investigation into the tragic APS
attack on December 16, 2014. She was invited to join the global movement “Female Wave of Change.”
