Riyasat Ali When no one else was paying attention to the sad state of their school’s building, a group of…
Author: Free Women Writers
Too young to wed, too young to mother
Awesta Telyar Azada Neda cries every time her child cries. She was only fourteen when her family decided to marry…
Noorjahan Akbar: What the future holds for Afghan women
Free Women Writers founder, Noorjahan Akbar, spoke with Al Jazeera about the tremendous obstacles Afghan women face and the power…
Elnaz, another victim of forced and early marriages
Hasina Ersad Elnaz is 14 years old. She is in 7th grade. It has been a year since she was…
Afghan women break barriers in filmmaking
Awesta Telyar Azada Shahrbanoo Sadat was announced as the youngest filmmaker ever selected for a Cannes Festival award this week….
300 Afghan Students, Teachers Speak out Against Street Harassment
This article was first published on StopStreetHarassment.org To commemorate International Anti-Street Harassment Week, Free Women Writers, an Afghan blog for…
War prevents progress: an interview with our founder
Do you want to learn more about Free Women Writers and our founder, Noorjahan Akbar? In a recent interview with…
International Anti-Street Harassment Week in Afghanistan
What are people around the world doing during International Anti-Street Harassment Week? Learn all about events happening in Afghanistan, Cameroon,…
A Year Later, Still No Justice for Farkhunda
Noorjahan Akbar On March 19, 2015, Farkhunda Malikzada was murdered by a mob of angry Afghan men because a local…
Understand my humanity
Frozan Akbaryar Countrymen, do not test my patience with your power. I am strong. I am a woman. An Afghan…