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Tag: Afghan women writing

After Sexual Harassment, Finding Healing in Sisterhood

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Free Women Writers

Yalda Sarwar The first time it happened I was on a bus. We had just returned to Afghanistan after the fall…

Posted in BlogTagged Afghan Women, Afghan women writing, Afghanistan, discrimination, empowerment, equality, gender-based violence, international anti-street harassment week, Street Harassment, Women in Afghanistan, women's rights

Three Inspirational Poems by Afghan Women

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Free Women Writers

  THE GOOD DAYS Sh. Rasouli I am a girl with a world of dreams, Brimful with the pure feeling…

Posted in BlogTagged Afghan Women, Afghan women poetry, Afghan women writing, Afghanistan poetry, women of Afghanistan

Why Do Afghan Women and Girls Write Despite Threats?

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Noorjahan Akbar

Noorjahan Akbar Three years ago a close friend and I decided to publish a book of women’s writings in Kabul,…

Posted in Blog, PoetryTagged Afghan Women, Afghan women writing, Inspirational women, resilience, she inspires me

Has Anything Changed?

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Free Women Writers

Sitara Hamidi I am a woman born in a pit of torturous traditions. I am the daughter of yet another…

Posted in BlogTagged Afghan Women, Afghan women poetry, Afghan women writing, Afghanistan, suicide attack Afghanistan, Suicide Attack Violence, Violence

My Laughter is the Sound of Rebellion

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Free Women Writers

Gulchehra Begum I am a woman From the tribe of Gawharshad Begum, From the blood of Rabia. I have the…

Posted in BlogTagged Afghan Women, Afghan women poetry, Afghan women writing, Afghanistan, Sexism in Afghanistan

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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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