Khawe was born in January 1993 in Sulaymaniah, South Kurdistan within the political borders of Iraq.

[1] A lawyer and human rights activist, Khawe has worked with Kurdish women who are survivors of sex trafficking and domestic violence.

[2] She founded the Sofia Association in 2016 to provide a book delivery service by bicycle for women and girls who are unable to buy them.

[3][4] According to Khawe, the project encourages literacy and access to knowledge, so that women can understand the rights they have more fully.

[6][2] In 2019 Khawe and the Sofia Association organised a conference on sexual violence in Sulaymaniah, which was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani.