Don’t laugh at me Written by Shamila Mohammadi, translated by Wadia Samadi Don’t laugh at me Even at the peak…
Author: Free Women Writers
A Woman, Sentenced to Silence
Written by Farida Azada, translated by Wadia Samadi I am a woman full of unspeakable words, held-back tears. My pain…
I Write of Me, a Woman with a Thousand Fears
Written by Maisa Bahar, translated by Sadaf Ghiasy I write of me, A woman who is tired and depressed, There…
By challenging gendered stereotypes, we free ourselves
Written by Huda Raha, Translated by Marzia Nawrozi Since childhood, as Afghan women, we are taught to tolerate social inequalities…
A Poem: My hands still smell like hope
Written by Azar Hasani and translated by Sadaf Ghiasy My womanhood is a crime with dark tales, My days, flowers…
Fighting Patriarchy with the Power of the Pen
Written by Ramin Mazhar of Hashte Subh Daily for Spark News’s Day of Impact Journalism Rabia Balkhi was one of…
Grounded
By: Mariam Amini I am like the ground that holds the roots My name changes with the passing of seasons…
#MeToo at Home and Family Gatherings
Written by: Marjan Asadullah The conversation about harassment, sexual assault, and rape in the workplace, on the streets, or even…
Murals Promote Right to Education in Afghanistan
Today the Free Women Writers team gathered a group of artists and we painted murals about the right to education…
International Women’s Day, Another Occasion to Fight Injustice
Written by MN* Today is the International Women’s Day and I am thinking about my uncle’s first wife who was…