Hailing from the mountains of Afghanistan, Rahila defied Taliban control to attend school - a men only affair - at the age of six. When she was caught, she was threatened with death and was smuggled across the Afghani border to Pakistan in order to survive. She eventually made it to Australia as an asylum seeker and has since become an advocate for Muslim rights and an International Peace Ambassador, speaking frequently at conferences around the world, most notably at the United Nations Convention Centre in Bangkok, Thailand.