{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The JoeIrish and Sherin Podcast","title":"Episode 36 | Latifa Jawadi","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3061,"description":"This week on the Joe and Sherin Podcast, we sit down with the incredible Latifa Jawadi, an Afghan lawyer and human rights advocate whose life changed overnight when the Taliban seized Kabul in August 2021. Latifa shares her journey from working as a lawyer and anti-corruption investigator in the Afghan government, to fleeing the country for Ireland with nothing but the clothes on her back — leaving her young son behind in the chaos. She opens up about hiding from the Taliban, the terrifying scramble to Kabul airport, two days sleeping on the floor of a military transport plane, and finally rebuilding her life in Ireland. We talk about her brother's imprisonment by the Taliban, her sister's incredible work running an underground online school for Afghan girls, and what it means to find safety, community, and a new home in Ireland. A powerful, honest, and moving conversation you won't want to miss. 🇦🇫🇮🇪\nTimecodes:\n00:00 – Intro & episode banter\n02:56 – Meet Latifa Jawadi: lawyer, activist, guest\n04:52 – Growing up in Afghanistan & Iran\n05:47 – Studying law in Kabul & becoming a lawyer\n06:38 – Working for the Vice President's office\n07:39 – Fighting corruption in the Afghan government\n08:56 – Being a woman in a traditional society\n11:10 – The day the Taliban took Kabul\n14:18 – Escaping the office, abandoning the government car\n15:17 – Hiding from the Taliban for a week\n16:05 – Sending her young son to safety\n17:20 – Forced marriage & the reality for women under Taliban rule\n19:19 – Getting the offer of an Irish visa\n21:10 – The hardest decision: leaving her son behind\n23:20 – The explosion at Kabul airport\n25:26 – Two days on the floor of a US military plane\n27:03 – Arriving in Qatar with no shoes\n27:40 – Landing in Ireland, September 2021\n28:32 – Reunited with her son Benjamin\n29:21 – Life as an immigrant in Iran vs. Ireland\n31:07 – Learning English & starting over\n32:07 – Volunteering with Transparency International Ireland\n32:42 – Her brother's arrest by the...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/mGLSnT-JVdCKQr916rExijzriq6gG9jeqJd_GzIzWwo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xY2Ex/NjkxNjcwZWFjYjVj/ZTM2YmJlOTI2NTY5/ZDBiMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}