The first time I experienced sexual harassment I was only six years old. I used to go to our neighbor’s house…
Tag: Street Harassment
“Street harassment ended my education”
Sonia and her classmates started wearing the burqa. They hoped it would stop the street harassment they faced on the…
After Sexual Harassment, Finding Healing in Sisterhood
Yalda Sarwar The first time it happened I was on a bus. We had just returned to Afghanistan after the fall…
Let Me Walk in Peace
Wadia Samadi These streets are mine as much as they are yours; Let me walk freely. Don’t “compliment” my body….
The global street harassment myth that has to die
Noorjahan Akbar I recently realized that about ten years have passed since I took my first job in a women’s…
International Anti-Street Harassment Week in Afghanistan
What are people around the world doing during International Anti-Street Harassment Week? Learn all about events happening in Afghanistan, Cameroon,…
My Biggest Dream: A Day Without Harassment
Marzia International Women’s Day has come and gone, but Afghan women continue to have to fight for their most basic…
Afghan women face verbal and emotional violence too
Shabana Stanekzai Violence against women is one of the most prevalent forms of human rights violation around the globe. Gender-based violence…
Harassment on-the-go: a real problem for Afghan women
Hajar Amini I have heard this argument many times that if women didn’t go out “without reason” they wouldn’t be…
Join International Anti-Street Harassment Week Campaign in Afghanistan
Dear Friends, We are inviting you to use your voices and stories and join Daughters of Rabia/Free Women Writers this year…