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Everyday Sexism in Afghanistan

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Free Women Writers

Farima Nawabi Here in Afghanistan, if you are a man, you are superior to all others. But if you’re a…

Posted in BlogTagged Afghan Women, Afghanistan, discrimination, equality, misogyny, second sex, sexism, women, women's rights

My Biggest Dream: A Day Without Harassment

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Free Women Writers

Marzia International Women’s Day has come and gone, but Afghan women continue to have to fight for their most basic…

Posted in BlogTagged Afghan Women, Afghanistan, discrimination, Gender Equality, gender-based violence, international anti-street harassment week, speak up, Street Harassment, women, women's rights

Let us break this silence

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Free Women Writers

Laili Ghazal For too long, the night has taken us hostage And our voices haven’t escaped our throats. We have…

Posted in BlogTagged Afghan poetry, Afghan Women, Afghanistan, discrimination, empowerment, equality, GBV, Gender Equality, gender-based violence, misogyny, trauma, women, women's rights

10 inspirational quotes from Afghan women

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Noorjahan Akbar

We celebrate the wisdom and resilience of ten Afghan women who are using their voices to make Afghanistan and the…

Posted in BlogTagged Afghan Women, Afghanistan, believe in yourself, discrimination, gender-based violence, Inspiration, inspirational, Kabul, misogyny, quotes

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

Afghanistan’s Custody Laws Are Legal Injustice

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Free Women Writers

By Munera Yosufzada My neighbor, Parasto, visited us yesterday. She told me about how after her husband’s death, her father-in-law…

Posted in BlogTagged Afghan Women, Afghanistan, custody, discrimination, equality, freedom, Gender Equality, legal, women, women's rights

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