Hajar Amini I have heard this argument many times that if women didn’t go out “without reason” they wouldn’t be…
Tag: women’s rights
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…
Being a woman is a constant battle
Maryam Rejayi I learned at a very young age that I would be treated differently from a boy and my…
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…
They will judge you
Roya Habibi If you are a woman, they judge you. They scrutinize your every smile, Your face, which you didn’t…
After Taliban, my hometown has become unrecognizable
Despite being far from the capital city and not having enough resources and facilities, Sare Pul was secure. One of…
Forgotten whips
Shabana Stanekzai It was nearly the time for mid-afternoon prayer. I left home nervously. Kabul streets were desolate. People were…
Afghanistan’s Custody Laws Are Legal Injustice
By Munera Yosufzada My neighbor, Parasto, visited us yesterday. She told me about how after her husband’s death, her father-in-law…