The Centre for Transforming Sexuality and Gender is pleased to share a brand-new episode of our PhD-student-led podcast “Crossing Waves” featuring conversations and dialogues with researchers, activists, artists and other allies on the field of gender and sexualities.

The fourth episode of Crossing Waves introduces an interview with Nilofar Bayat, disabilities and women’s rights activist and captain of the Afghan wheelchair basketball team. Nilofar discussed the intersectional issues faced by people in Afghanistan and some of the experiences she has endured as a refugee.

Nilofar was on BBC 100 Women of 2021 list and currently plays for Bidaideak Bilbao BSR in Spain.

You can listen or download this episode on Podbean: https://crossingwaves.podbean.com/e/women-with-disabilities-refugee-experiences-and-the-situation-in-afghanistan-a-conversation-with-nilofar-bayat/

Or Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ELYBZTGyqNiP0pNNGoCMc?si=34a01738f8224e51