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Tag: Farkhunda

Stones of honor

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Shabana Stanekzai

Shabana Stanekzai They threw stones at me Their bodies less holy than my own. They were lost in lust and…

Posted in BlogTagged Afghan Women, Afghanistan, Farkhunda, gender-based violence, Justice for Farkhunda, stoning

I die every day, why am I still alive?

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Free Women Writers

Florence Faqiryar This poem is for the thousands of Afghan women living with abuse, rape and violence. You are not…

Posted in BlogTagged Afghan Women, Farkhunda, gender-based violence, violence against women in Afghanistan

Interview- Let Farkhunda’s Death Not Be in Vain: the Movement Continues

Posted on July 11, 2016January 5, 2024 by Free Women Writers

More than a year has passed since the despicable lynching of Farkhanda Malikzada for her baseless allegation of burning the Holy…

Posted in BlogTagged Afghan Women, Afghanistan, Farkhunda, Farrkhunda Malikzada, gender-based violence, lynching in Afghanistan, Noorjahan Akbar, public mob in Afghanistan, Women Living Under Muslim Law1 Comment on Interview- Let Farkhunda’s Death Not Be in Vain: the Movement Continues

A Year Later, Still No Justice for Farkhunda

Posted on April 1, 2016January 5, 2024 by Free Women Writers

Noorjahan Akbar On March 19, 2015, Farkhunda Malikzada was murdered by a mob of angry Afghan men because a local…

Posted in BlogTagged Afghan Women, Afghanistan, Farkhunda, gender, gender-based violence, Kabul1 Comment on A Year Later, Still No Justice for Farkhunda

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