Nazanin Haidari Among most of our communities in Afghanistan, if a girl becomes an orphan or a woman loses her…
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I’m a Woman and I Want a Life of My Own
Zahra W. This question has been eating my brain for years: To whom does my life belong? My father or…
Coding Afghanistan’s Future One School Girl at a Time
We all know it: 2016 was a terrible year. From the refugee crisis to increased insecurity in Afghanistan, to political…
After Sexual Harassment, Finding Healing in Sisterhood
Yalda Sarwar The first time it happened I was on a bus. We had just returned to Afghanistan after the fall…
Five Afghan Women Who Made History
Maryam Laly The history of women’s struggle for equality and liberation in Afghanistan is often misunderstood and misrepresented. Many still…
Fighting Gender-Based Violence: Afghan Women’s Voices
Free Women Writers Staff Gender-based violence is a global problem that continues to stifle women and girls and prevent them…
ArtLords: Our Art is Our Weapon
They are young. They are creative. They are bold. ArtLords, a collective of artists and change-makers based in Afghanistan, are…
Three Inspirational Poems by Afghan Women
THE GOOD DAYS Sh. Rasouli I am a girl with a world of dreams, Brimful with the pure feeling…
An Afghan Woman in the Hallways of Family Court
Rahima Safari “How can you do this to me? After all the things I did for you and your family,…
Why Do Afghan Women and Girls Write Despite Threats?
Noorjahan Akbar Three years ago a close friend and I decided to publish a book of women’s writings in Kabul,…