I am a member of Free Women Writers – a grassroots collective of volunteer Afghan women writers and students – and we…
We Need to Make Afghan Weddings Less Stressful
Firstly, I would like to state the positives. Weddings are a beautiful affair. The idea of celebrating the love of…
Ending 2017 on a Good Note
Dear readers, The year is almost at its end. We want to take some time to thank each and every…
Meet the Businesswoman Redefining Fashion in Afghanistan
Rahiba Rahimi, 24, is the President of Laman, Afghanistan’s first domestically-produced clothing line. With its unique style, marrying traditional embroidery…
Teaching Children the Value of Women’s Unpaid Work
I am a teacher in Kabul. Ali and Tahir are two of my student. They are seven years old. The…
Free Women Writers Wins Excellence at Women’s Empowerment Award
Free Women Writers just won the Global Thinkers Forum‘s 2017 Award for Excellence in Women’s Empowerment! We are incredibly honored and…
Finding Freedom, A Poem on Violence against Women
Written by Wadia Samadi I wake up every morning scheming my escape But what about my children? Who will believe…
Gendered Violence Impacts Women from all Backgrounds
Written by Fariha There is a common misconception in Afghanistan- and perhaps around the world- that education or high-income women don’t…
Will a Young Student’s Suicide Change Kabul University?
Zahra Khawari, a young student at Kabul University, committed suicide after her thesis was rejected repeatedly by a professor at…
Finding our roots, seas apart
I think about my dokhtaraiy khala dokhtaraiy ama dokhtaraiy mama dokhtaraiy kaka. All my cousins, the babies and the boys,…