Nemat Sadat
Nemat Sadat (born June 25, 1979) is an Afghan-American academic[1], cross-cultural liaison[2], freelance journalist and writer[3], media contributor[4], speaker and prominent LGBT rights activist[5].
Sadat is one of the first public figures from Afghanistan to come out of the closet as ex-Muslim gay[6], atheist, and Zionist.[7] He was born in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1979, lived in Bonn, Germany between 1980–1984 and moved to (Orange County) greater Los Angeles in April 1984.[8]
In 2012, he returned to Kabul to become a professor of political science at the American University of Afghanistan.[9] During his one year in Afghanistan, Sadat mobilized a gay rights movement.[10]
In August 2013, Sadat openly admitted that he is gay who desired a husband.[11] According to some, Sadat is considered to have broken the taboos on cross-dressing and homosexuality by coming out and raising awareness about gender orientation and sexual identity.[12] Sadat has received death threats for expressing his views in the media.[13]
His journey has been profiled in The Guardian magazine’s November 2013 feature about what it is like to be gay around the world,[14] and has also been featured in El Mundo,[15] Global Post,[10] Diplomat,[16] Out,[17] and was the most-read story in Voice of America Dari in 2013.[18]
Sadat has contributed to a dozen segments of Huff Post Live,[19] several segments of TOLO News.[20] He has worked at ABC News Nightline[21], CNN's Fareed Zakaria Show[22] and the UN Chronicle.[23]
Sadat has a bachelor of arts degree in international business from California State University, Fullerton[24] and a dual bachelor of arts in history and political science from University of California[25], Irvine. In 2010, Sadat graduated with a master of liberal arts degree in Journalism from Harvard University[26]. In 2011, he graded with a master of science in negotiation and conflict resolution from Columbia University[27] and in 2014 he earned a master of studies in creative writing from University of Oxford.[28]
Sadat reported to be living in New York City.
References[edit]
- ↑ http://gayasianews.com/2014/06/01/fatwa-out-on-us-afghan-academic-for-being-openly-gay/
- ↑ http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/38602288/bridging-cultural-gap-one-brigade-time
- ↑ http://www.afghanzariza.com/2014/01/19/are-afghantaliban-the-pawns-in-the-handsof-isi
- ↑ http://www.aol.co.uk/video/will-the-next-arab-spring-be-in-afghanistan-517850720/
- ↑ http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/commentary/afghanistan-election-lgbt-rights-can-pave-the-road-peace
- ↑ http://www.khaama.com/afghan-gay-comes-out-of-closet-3013
- ↑ "Is the Next Theodor Herzl an Ex-Muslim Gay Atheist from Afghanistan?". Voiceofisrael.com. 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
- ↑ http://auaf.edu.af/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/thetorchedition11.pdf
- ↑ http://auaf.edu.af/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/thetorchedition11.pdf
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Afghanistan's 'coming out' for LGBT rights can pave the road to peace". GlobalPost.com. 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
- ↑ "Afghan man admits his homosexuality - Khaama Press (KP) | Afghan News Agency". Khaama.com. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
- ↑ "AV RADIO | PODCASTS | Talk with Nemat Sadat - What it is like to be Afghan, Muslim and Gay". Afghanvoice.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
- ↑ "Despite Death Threats A Gay Leader Emerges In Afghanistan". YouTube.com. 2014-05-30. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
- ↑ Paddy Allen and Nicole Jackson (2013-11-15). "Over the rainbow: what is it like to be gay around the world? | World news". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
- ↑ "El primer afgano fuera del armario | Internacional | EL MUNDO". Elmundo.es. 2014-01-27. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
- ↑ "The Gay Spring in Afghanistan, Iran and India". Thediplomat.com. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
- ↑ Sadat, Nemat (2014-02-21). "As Russia Runs For the Closet, Afghanistan Comes Out | Out Magazine". Out.com. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
- ↑ "سادات: افغان، مسلمان و همجنسگرا استم". Darivoa.com. 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
- ↑ "HuffPost Live". Live.huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
- ↑ "TOLOnews 13 November DAOUD SULTANOZY/ داوود سلطان زوی". YouTube.com. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
- ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/pub/nemat-sadat/13/620/a83
- ↑ https://twitter.com/nematsadat/status/22894622082
- ↑ "Small Islands, Rising Seas | UN Chronicle". Unchronicle.un.org. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
- ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/pub/nemat-sadat/13/620/a83
- ↑ http://www.newuniversity.org/2005/05/features/kite_runner_author_reaches117/
- ↑ http://alumni.extension.harvard.edu/share-your-accomplishments
- ↑ http://www.un.org/wcm/content/site/chronicle/home/articlesbyauthor/pt/nematsadat
- ↑ "Nemat Sadat". LinkedIn.com. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
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