Despite being far from the capital city and not having enough resources and facilities, Sare Pul was secure. One of…
Tag: Gender Equality
Forgotten whips
Shabana Stanekzai It was nearly the time for mid-afternoon prayer. I left home nervously. Kabul streets were desolate. People were…
Afghanistan’s Custody Laws Are Legal Injustice
By Munera Yosufzada My neighbor, Parasto, visited us yesterday. She told me about how after her husband’s death, her father-in-law…
Equal
Zahra A. You and I, we are equal. Men of my society, The mullah who gives fatwas at the mosque,…
Being Free
Nilofar Langar To all women for I love them Let’s believe in living freely, Laughing freely and crying unabashedly. Let’s…
22 Years of Being a Woman
Tamana Azaad The first time I experienced harassment was when I was eight. I was standing by the bakery with…
No excuse for street harassment
Painting by Roya Saberzada, 16 Omid Haqbin To be honest, I didn’t understand Afghan women’s problems till I got engaged….
“I will fill you with bullets,” my harasser yelled
Azada Faqiri About seven months ago, one afternoon I was walking out of a class I taught with enthusiasm and…
Five ways for men to fight street harassment
Mustafa Raheal Poster text: The cause of street harassment is not in the way women dress, but in the way…
The Invisible Wounds of Street Harassment in Afghanistan
Being harassed in public is a type of humiliation most women are familiar with. Many have felt the weight of its trauma on their shoulders every day. All the while, the majority of men are unaware of the social, mental and physical impact of street harassment on women.
For many, being harassed is so belittling that they don’t dare talk about it fearing being blamed for it. Many women in Afghanistan don’t speak because they are afraid they will lose the few freedoms they have if they admit to the existence of this issue. This is not a rare occurrence.