Nasrine Gross, author and women’s rights activist, was born in Kabul, Afghanistan. Baccalaureate from Malalay High School in Kabul, BA in educational planning for developing countries with a teaching certificate in modern European history from the American University of Beirut. Since 2001 has resided in Kabul.

 

Performing social science research about Afghanistan since 1994. Gross published her first book, titled Qassarikh-e Malalay (Memories of the First Girls’ High School in Afghanistan) in 1998; her second book, Qadam-ha-ye Awshti (Steps of Peace and our Responsibility as Afghans), a compilation of processes of peace in different social groups of Afghanistan in 2000. Zanaan dar Koran (Women in the Koran) was first published in 2003 (reprinted three times); and Afghan Women’s Guide to Winning in the Election in 2004 and 2010. Has authored academic articles and presented at many conferences and seminars worldwide.

From 2000 to 2003, worked for the Declaration of the Essential Rights of Afghan Women to gain equal rights in the Constitution, and, with her group, was able to obtain over 300,000 signatures in support of this demand.

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Since December 2001 in Kabul: Gross was an organizer of the Second Conference of Afghan Women (June 7-9, 2002) attended by one thousand Afghan women, and the Third Conference of Afghan Women (December 6-8, 2003) attended by two thousand Afghan women.  Was a guest at the Emergency and Constitutional Loya Jirgas.

From 2002 to 2007 she taught at Kabul University (KU) and for two years served as Chair of Social Science Research Department at the National Center for Policy Research. At KU, she held several seminars around the country on peace building based on her book.

Founder/president of both the Roqia Center for Women’s Rights, Studies and Education in Kabul (RC), and Kabultec, Inc. also a non-profit, in the US. The RC has literacy classes for husbands and wives together in one class. Holds seminars for female candidates and civil society on elections, democracy, women’s rights, and leadership, as well as violence in society.

Since 2000 she has worked for the cause of Afghanistan, organizing conferences and other advocacy activities. To promote women’s participation, she worked with women’s groups in each one of Afghanistan’s parliamentary and presidential elections of the last 19 years. From 2015 to 2019 she served as an advisor to Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, the Chief Executive of the National Unity Government.

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Gross is a recipient of the Konrad Adenauer Medal of Freedom, the 2008 Purpose Prize, the Rotary Paul Harris Medal, ProLiteracy’s 2013 Award for Literacy Woman of the Year, and the United Nations Association Recognition Award.

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Video Interview with Nasrine Aboubakre Gross

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Qadam-ha-ye Awshti wa Massouliat-e Ma Afghan-ha (Steps of Peace and Our Responsibility as Afghans)