I opened my eyes to the world in exile—my life shaped by displacement, uncertainty, and resistance. From a young age, cartoons weren’t just drawings to me they were a way to shout into a world that often refused to listen. For a time, I worked in Afghanistan as a political cartoonist. But in a society where simply being a woman is a risk, and drawing resistance is a crime, I was forced to stop under threats and pressure from the Taliban. Still, I couldn’t remain silent. Eventually, I picked up my pen again, this time in exile. Today, cartooning for me is not just art—it is defiance. It is my voice against oppression, my truth in ink. I believe my work, even drawn from the margins of the world, can echo as a call for justice, freedom, and dignity