Mahjabin Khanzada, a young Afghan woman, a former interpreter for the U.S. embassy, fled her homeland during the Taliban takeover in 2021 and has worked in the face of great challenges to rebuild her life in the Bay Area. She has become a passionate activist for Afghani women’s rights and an advocate for her community and has been working with the Immigration Justice organization Project Anar to help newly arrived Afghan refugees resettle successfully. Mahjabin has also worked for three years with Crescent Moon Theater Productions, sharing her story through the documentary theater project: “Hold On, When Everything Changes in a Flash.”