Roya Habibi If you are a woman, they judge you. They scrutinize your every smile, Your face, which you didn’t…
Author: Free Women Writers
You are afraid
I know you are afraid When I stand tall and proud, when I speak up. You get angry. You call…
A long way to freedom
Angiza Karimi Scream your existence. You are a human. Say it loud: My eyes are not sinful. My heart…
Good men are for women’s empowerment
Artwork by Roya Saberzada If respecting women, demanding equality, not harassing women in public spaces, defending women’s human rights and…
Afghanistan’s Custody Laws Are Legal Injustice
By Munera Yosufzada My neighbor, Parasto, visited us yesterday. She told me about how after her husband’s death, her father-in-law…
What do we teach our children?
Farima Nawabi In our society, from day one, we teach our daughters that they must respect and be afraid of…
Woman and City
Nilofar Dayan The nights of Kabul are truly terrifying. If you are a woman, you are scared of the shadows…
Gendered Reading
Maryam Ataeie A woman carrying pocket-sized books walked around the bazaar saying: “Books for women. Educational books for cooking, nail…
Equal
Zahra A. You and I, we are equal. Men of my society, The mullah who gives fatwas at the mosque,…
Your Willpower
Sitara Hamidi Life starts at this moment:The moment you chooseTo live on your own terms,The moment you chooseTo step forward,The…