Sitting by the window, I think about the past. I reflect on my grandmother my mother’s youth. My grandmother was…
Tag: Afghan Women
Sara Bahai: My Fight Made Me a Winner
Rawina Saberzada Her name is Sara Bahai and she is known as the first woman taxi driver in Afghanistan. I…
“Street harassment ended my education”
Sonia and her classmates started wearing the burqa. They hoped it would stop the street harassment they faced on the…
Finding Sisterhood under Taliban Rule
Marzia Nawrozi Like other girls in Afghanistan, I couldn’t go to school during the six years of Taliban’s dark regime….
I’m Not Your Muse
Laila Darwishi Believe me when I say I am not only a muse for your ghazals. I do not split…
I Can’t Lock Away My Voice
Hosnia Mohseni I can be beautiful and put together Without an occasion Just for my own gaze, And I can…
She Brings Justice
Laila Darwishi The daughter of my country, The girl in my classroom, on my streets, Is awake and ready for…
I Survived for a Reason
By an anonymous writer from Afghanistan My parents wanted a son, My birth disappointed them. A few weeks after I…
Three Short Poems by Afghan Women to Inspire You
DAUGHTER OF AFGHANISTAN Shirin Zahra I am like spring. My hair full of blossoms, My heart brightened with sunshine, My…
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…