Afghanistan's Ayeda Shadab, the 28-year-old social media influencer has even more followers on Instagram than the country's president, Ashraf Ghani.
A new generation of young, energetic and fearless influencers have mastered the art of living their lives, especially on social media. These stars are making waves in Afghanistan and one of them is Ayeda Shadab. The 28-year-old has overcome challenges to make her presence felt in the digital space - despite being in a war-torn country. Notably, Shadab has even more followers on Instagram than the country's president, Ashraf Ghani.
Know all about Ayesha Shadab-
1. Who is Ayeda Shadab?
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Ayeda Shadab born in 1993 in Sarepul, Afghanistan, holds a bachelor's degree in Corporate Administration from the University of Sains Islam Malaysia and an MBA from Beijing Normal University in China, as per her LinkedIn profile. (Image: Instagram/ayeda.shadab)
2. Shadab has huge global fan base
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Ayeda is a designer, fashion blogger and social media celebrity with a huge global fan base. (Image: Instagram/ayeda.shadab)
3. Ayeda as an influencer
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As an influencer, Ayeda shares beautiful selfies from her trips around the country. (Image: Instagram/ayeda.shadab)
4. Portraying positive picture of Afghanistan
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Shadab, along with promoting business with her content, also tries to portray a positive picture of Afghanistan in front of the world. (Image: Instagram/ayeda.shadab)
5. Shadab's journey has not been easy
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However, her journey has not been easy. Ayeda had to face a lot of difficulties shooting in cities ridden with violence and terror, but she wasn't afraid. (Image: Instagram/ayeda.shadab)
6. Narrrative changing slowly
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Afghanistan's image had become such that only pictures related to war and tragedy were revealed from here, but thanks to Shadab's pictures - the narrative is slowly changing. (Image: Instagram/ayeda.shadab)
7. Many youths struggling to make their digital identity
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Apart from Shadab, there are many such youths who are struggling to make their digital identity in a war-torn country. (Image: Instagram/ayeda.shadab)
8. Only 14% of the Afghan population uses the internet
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According to the Asia Foundation's 2019 'Survey of the Afghan People', only 14% of the population uses the internet as a source of news and information. (Image: Instagram/ayeda.shadab)
