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Why Do Afghan Women and Girls Write Despite Threats?

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Noorjahan Akbar

Noorjahan Akbar Three years ago a close friend and I decided to publish a book of women’s writings in Kabul,…

Posted in Blog, PoetryTagged Afghan Women, Afghan women writing, Inspirational women, resilience, she inspires me

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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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