Shahzoda Nazarova Samarqandi (2024)
Shahzoda Samarqandi was born in Samarqand, Uzbekistan. Her taboo-breaking novels have brought her international recognition. After working for Tajik-language newspapers and television as well as the BBC Persian service, Samarqandi moved to the Netherlands, where she served as an editor for Central Asia and Afghanistan at Radio Zamaneh, and has worked to protect female activists and journalists in Afghanistan.