Sep 9, 2021
This sums up the future of Afghanistan. 250,000 lives lost, 20 years lost, trillions spent, and the United States managed to replace the Taliban and Al Qaeda with the Taliban, Al Qaeda and Haqqani as Interior Minister. A Taliban spokesman on @TOLOnews: "A woman...
Jan 14, 2017
Jamila Afghani, who has battled discrimination since childhood, uses Islam to empower women in Afghanistan. She is committed to continuing the work despite threats and other obstacles. Today, according to Afghani, about 20 percent of Kabul’s mosques have special...
Oct 11, 2016
Afghanistan is the only country in the world where the rate of female suicide is higher than that of men, and in the province of Herat almost 100 women a year burn themselves alive. Yanet Medina Navarro The olive eyes of Shaista peep between the...
Aug 25, 2016
nytlive.nytimes.com, by Fariba Nawa, Aug. 10, 2016 — In early July, the citizens of Kabul were faced with a confronting sight. Armed with a loudspeaker, novice rapper Elinaa Rezaie hit the streets, lifted the front of her burqa and displayed a bandaged face...
Jun 25, 2016
Al Jazeera speaks to Noorjahan Akbar, a human rights activist, about the immense challenges facing Afghan women aljazeera.com, By Liz Guch, 5/26/16 Afghanistan’s women have made significant gains in recent years, with more girls attending school and more women...
