15. Zahra Joya: The Vanishing Girl of Kabul VENUE CHANGE
Growing up in Afghanistan, Zahra Joya had to disguise herself as a boy to go to school. When her country was under US occupation, she was able to study law and become a journalist, founding Rukhshana Media, Afghanistan's first news agency dedicated to the stories of women. When the Taliban reclaimed power in 2021 all hope of further progress was gone: overnight, women were silenced. Now living in exile in London, Joya tells not just her own story, but the fight for women’s rights across the world.
Jill has spent 35 years as a journalist including 30 years as an on-air BBC foreign news correspondent and BBC programme presenter – through this role she has interviewed thousands of people – from different cultures, different walks of life from refugees to prime ministers. Her 14thnovel was recently published March 2026 with her latest documentary aired in May 2026.
Event Details
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- Date: Saturday 3rd October
- Time: 7:30 pm
- Price£12/9 concessions
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