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To be an Afghan woman

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Wadia Samadi

Wadia Samadi I am born, and it is all quiet at home. To my parents I am already someone else’s…

Posted in BlogTagged Afghan Women, Afghanistan, discrimination, empowerment, equality, Forced Marriage, freedom, Gender Equality, gender-based violence, girls, women, women's rights

After Taliban, my hometown has become unrecognizable

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Hadisa Osmani

Despite being far from the capital city and not having enough resources and facilities, Sare Pul was secure. One of…

Posted in BlogTagged Afghan Women, Afghanistan, Education, empowerment, equality, freedom, gender, Gender Equality, gender-based violence, girls, Kabul, misogyny, Radicalism, schools, second sex, Taliban, women, women's rights

ABOUT US

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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