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The Mask of Womanhood

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Free Women Writers

Neelab Hakim A friend gifted me a decorative mask. It was the smiling face of a woman painted blue as…

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Believe me

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Free Women Writers

Hosnia Mohseni This world belongs to me too. The streets are mine too. Believe me: I am tired. I am…

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Significant Moments

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Shabana Stanekzai

Shabana Stanekzai Girl, You only have today. Maybe when you wake up tomorrow Your school will be burned And your…

Posted in BlogTagged Afghan Women, Afghanistan, Education, women

They will judge you

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Free Women Writers

Roya Habibi If you are a woman, they judge you. They scrutinize your every smile, Your face, which you didn’t…

Posted in BlogTagged Afghan Women, Afghanistan, empowerment, equality, freedom, gender, Gender Equality, gender-based violence, global south, inspirational, Kabul, misogyny, Poetry, second sex, speak up, women, women's rights

You are afraid

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Free Women Writers

I know you are afraid When I stand tall and proud, when I speak up. You get angry. You call…

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Waiting for sunlight

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Shabana Stanekzai

Shabana Stanekzai The woman was waiting for the reluctant sun to rise. Her entire body was in pain and her…

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A long way to freedom

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Free Women Writers

  Angiza Karimi Scream your existence. You are a human. Say it loud: My eyes are not sinful. My heart…

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After Taliban, my hometown has become unrecognizable

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Hadisa Osmani

Despite being far from the capital city and not having enough resources and facilities, Sare Pul was secure. One of…

Posted in BlogTagged Afghan Women, Afghanistan, Education, empowerment, equality, freedom, gender, Gender Equality, gender-based violence, girls, Kabul, misogyny, Radicalism, schools, second sex, Taliban, women, women's rights

Good men are for women’s empowerment

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Free Women Writers

Artwork by Roya Saberzada If respecting women, demanding equality, not harassing women in public spaces, defending women’s human rights and…

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Forgotten whips

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Shabana Stanekzai

Shabana Stanekzai It was nearly the time for mid-afternoon prayer. I left home nervously. Kabul streets were desolate. People were…

Posted in BlogTagged Afghan Women, Afghanistan, discrimination, equality, freedom, Gender Equality, gender-based violence, ISIS, misogyny, Taliban, trauma, women, women's rights

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ABOUT US

Free Women Writers (also known as دختران رابعه) is an all-volunteer collective of writers, students, and activists based in Afghanistan and the diaspora and working for a more equal and just Afghanistan

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A collection of Afghan women’s writings in defense of our human rights, our first book was published in 2013. Read Daughters of Rabia here. Our second book is a short guide for women facing gender-based violence. You Are not Alone derives from years of research, speaking with survivors of violence and our experiences as women and survivors. Access this book in Persian, Pashtu, and English for free. 

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