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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

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

Scream your silence

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Free Women Writers

Sana Arab Scream, woman. Scream your silence, Your throat And the quiet storm of death Soaring inside you. Call for…

Posted in BlogTagged equality, freedom, second sex, speak up, women

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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