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= Suraya Sadeed =

Suraya Sadeed is an Afghan-American philanthropist and author, and the Executive Director of Help the Afghan Children Charity.

Biography
Born in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sadeed came to the United States following the Soviet invasion of her native country. After her husband died in 1993 she founded a non-profit organization Help the Afghan Children (HTAC) to help the people of her native country. The goal of HTAC is to educated women and children in countries under Taliban rule.

In 2002 a documentary was made about Sadeed, titled "Inshallah: Diary of an Afghan Woman", directed by Randall Scerbo. The film chronicles Sadeed on two trips to deliver aid in remote areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan, and aired on Oprah Winfrey’s Oxygen network.

In 2011 Sadeed released an autobiography "Forbidden Lessons in a Kabul Guesthouse", written by Sadeed and Damien Lewis.