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| name = Razia Muradi<br />
| birth_date = 1995 or {{birth year and age|1996}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Islamic State of Afghanistan]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[Veer Narmad South Gujarat University]]<br />
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| awards = [[Gujarat]] academic gold medal, 2022<br />
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'''Razia Muradi''' (born in {{birth based on age as of date|27|2023|3|9|noage=y}}) is an Afghan woman who won a scholarship to [[Veer Narmad South Gujarat University]] in India before winning the university's gold medal for the highest grades in the academic year.<br />
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She is a critic of the Taliban.<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Muradi was born in Afghanistan<ref name=":0" /> and spent time in Kabul.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-28 |title=Studying On In India As Taliban Wait At Home |url=https://epaper.timesgroup.com/timesspecial/news-current-affairs/studying-on-in-india-as-taliban-wait-at-home/1674926526504 |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=Times Of India |language=English}}</ref><br />
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== Education ==<br />
In February 2021, after winning a scholarship from the [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]], she moved to India to study for a master's degree in public administration at the Veer Narmad South Gujarat University in [[Gujarat|Gujarat State]] in [[Western India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2023-03-09 |title=Razia Muradi: The Afghan woman who won university gold in India |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-64900647 |access-date=2023-03-13}}</ref> <br />
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Muradi was in India as the Taliban took over Afghanistan in 2021<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-17 |title=Afghan students in Gujarat worry for families back home |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/baroda/afghan-students-in-gujarat-worry-for-families-back-home-7457133/ |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> and was critical of their human rights record in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 March 2023 |title=Afghan student wins gold medal at Gujarat university, gives fitting response to Taliban rule |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/afghan-student-wins-gold-medal-at-gujarat-university-gives-fitting-response-to-taliban-rule-2343762-2023-03-07 |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><br />
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In April 2022, she ranked number one in the university, after being graded with a [[Grade Point Average|grade point average]] of 8.60 for the academic year. On March 11, 2023, [[Acharya Devvrat]], the governor of Gujarat awarded her a gold medal.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Mehta |first=Yagnesh Bharat |date=2023-03-07 |title=‘My answer to Taliban’: Afghan woman wins MA gold at Gujarat university |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/afghanistan-womans-reply-to-taliban-a-gold-medal-in-ma-public-administration/articleshow/98462994.cms |access-date=2023-03-13 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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As of March 2023, she was studying for a PhD in public administration.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [https://twitter.com/raziamoradi Razia Muradi] - [[Twitter]]<br />
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[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Veer Narmad South Gujarat University]]<br />
[[Category:Afghan emigrants to India]]<br />
[[Category:Afghan academics]]<br />
[[Category:People from Kabul]]<br />
[[Category:1990s births]]</div>Charnkamal