Wadia Samadi These streets are mine as much as they are yours; Let me walk freely. Don’t “compliment” my body….
Tag: Afghan Women
I will not break
Arefa Amiry I sprouted from the blood of Rabia.* Even if they cut my stems and leaves a hundred times…
A Letter to My Fellow Afghan Women
Khadija Moradi Salaam Sister, In our land, time and space are pregnant with anger and violence. Violation of others’ rights,…
Where will you find refuge?
Arefa Baharat Saber This poem is for Manizha, a young Afghan girl who was raped by her father in Nimruz,…
Never Silent: A Brief History of Women’s Rights Movement in Afghanistan
Humaira Saqeb Part I When we analyze Afghan women’s struggle for their freedom in all its glory, we notice one…
Time to break our silence
Wadia Samadi Silence: the prevailing language of Afghan women. Our grandmothers were silenced; our mothers were silenced. It is time…
Stones of honor
Shabana Stanekzai They threw stones at me Their bodies less holy than my own. They were lost in lust and…
Afghan women are paving the way for future athletes
Marzia Nawrozi This week, Afghanistan’s Kimia Yusufi competed against the best of the best at the 100-meter heat at the…
Afghan women are more than victims
Marzia Nawrozi At home and abroad, Afghan women have been portrayed as weak voiceless victims of violence. Throughout the history,…
Lessons from My mother, a Veteran Afghan Nurse
Maryam Laly My mother is a nurse. Growing up, she would tell me stories about her work and the women…