Tahmina Sobat is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, where she is also a Fellow at the Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change (ICGC). She earned her law degree from Herat University in 2015 and went on to complete an LLM in International Human Rights Law at the University of Notre Dame in 2020. As a Fulbright Scholar, she obtained her second master’s degree in Gender and Women’s Studies at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Tahmina’s interdisciplinary research centers on transnational feminist theory, epistemic violence, politics of representation, and peacebuilding. Her dissertation critically examines the Paradoxical Representation of Elite Afghan Women within Feminist Empire, exploring the complex intersections of gender and imperialism in the context of Afghanistan. She employs feminist and postcolonial theories and methodologies to challenge systems of power and exclusion. Her scholarly contributions include publications in Contending Modernities at the University of Notre Dame, the Gender and Policy Report at the University of Minnesota, SIGMA: The South Asian Journal, and the Agitate journal. These works address issues such as gender apartheid, Afghan women’s struggles for transnational feminist solidarities, and the structural inequalities embedded in global peacebuilding efforts. Tahmina’s work reflects a deep commitment to advancing feminist scholarship and the field of Afghanistan studies, advocating for human rights, and fostering transnational solidarities to address the challenges facing marginalized communities in Afghanistan and beyond.