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Tag: misogyny

Too young to wed, too young to mother

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Free Women Writers

Awesta Telyar Azada Neda cries every time her child cries. She was only fourteen when her family decided to marry…

Posted in BlogTagged Afghan Women, Afghanistan, Child Marriage, discrimination, Education, empowerment, equality, Forced Marriage, freedom, gender-based violence, misogyny, women, women's rights

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

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

Afghan women face verbal and emotional violence too

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Shabana Stanekzai

Shabana Stanekzai Violence against women is one of the most prevalent forms of human rights violation around the globe. Gender-based violence…

Posted in BlogTagged Afghan Women, Afghanistan, Gender Equality, gender-based violence, international anti-street harassment week, misogyny, Street Harassment, women

They will judge you

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Free Women Writers

Roya Habibi If you are a woman, they judge you. They scrutinize your every smile, Your face, which you didn’t…

Posted in BlogTagged Afghan Women, Afghanistan, empowerment, equality, freedom, gender, Gender Equality, gender-based violence, global south, inspirational, Kabul, misogyny, Poetry, second sex, speak up, 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

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

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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