Marzia Nawrozi Like other girls in Afghanistan, I couldn’t go to school during the six years of Taliban’s dark regime….
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To be an Afghan woman
Wadia Samadi I am born, and it is all quiet at home. To my parents I am already someone else’s…
Too young to wed, too young to mother
Awesta Telyar Azada Neda cries every time her child cries. She was only fourteen when her family decided to marry…
Discrimination is Violence
Roya Saberzada I am a human. God has created both, my brother and I, free. The intellect that God has…
When Women Learn to Protect Patriarchy
Kamila Ataee Afghanistan is a country that has experienced more than three decades of war and its citizens have gone…
Everyday Sexism in Afghanistan
Farima Nawabi Here in Afghanistan, if you are a man, you are superior to all others. But if you’re a…
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…
Let us break this silence
Laili Ghazal For too long, the night has taken us hostage And our voices haven’t escaped our throats. We have…
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…
We must all fight street harassment
Ahmad Zaki Wasiq The harassment of women in public spaces has always bothered me. Several times I have placed myself…