gender-based violence in Afghanistan Archives

Myths about Virginity Haunt Afghan Women’s Lives

Anonymous I was at a wedding party with my mother when we saw a beautiful young woman enter the hall….

Wadia Samadi These streets are mine as much as they are yours; Let me walk freely. Don’t “compliment” my body….

Arefa Amiry I sprouted from the blood of Rabia.* Even if they cut my stems and leaves a hundred times…

Khadija Moradi Salaam Sister, In our land, time and space are pregnant with anger and violence. Violation of others’ rights,…