Daikundi’s colorful culture erased under Taliban mandates
Arezo and her sister had ducked out to a bakery near their home in northern Daikundi province when they were chased by Taliban members for inappropriate clothing.
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Afghan Women’s Summit in Tirana to address repression and future challenges amid Taliban rule
A three-day summit will be held in Tirana, Albania from September 11-13 focusing on the future of Afghanistan and the status of Afghan women.
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Daikundi’s colorful culture erased under Taliban mandates
Arezo and her sister had ducked out to a bakery near their home in northern Daikundi province when they were chased by Taliban members for inappropriate clothing.
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Three years of gender apartheid and the pathology of the disappearance of human rights for women
While systemic and continuous misogyny persists on one hand, on the other, advocacy efforts to fight this hostility have lacked substantial impact and have yet to achieve tangible results.
The campaign of #EndGenderApartheid in Afghanistan
It's nearly three years since the brutal restrictions on girls and women of Afghanistan began making national and international headlines. While international coverage and concern of their plight has waned, the restrictions continue - and the consequences are unrelenting.
In Conversation with Malala part 2: On the power of women’s protest, overcoming the injustice of education bans, and a message of hope
This is the second of two parts of an interview with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai and the director of the Malala Fund Afghanistan Initiative Sahar Halaimzai, led by the founder of Rukhshana Media Zahra Joya.
In Conversation with Malala part 1: On the importance of codifying gender apartheid as a crime against humanity and the difference it will make
Malala Yousafzai: When I hear the uproar of Afghan women that they’ve been abandoned, I think there’s a strong reason behind it, and that’s the fact that it’s been three years since Afghan women have been denied their human rights.
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Daikundi’s colorful culture erased under Taliban mandates
Arezo and her sister had ducked out to a bakery near their home in northern Daikundi province when they were chased by Taliban members for inappropriate clothing.
Increasingly repressive Taliban rules push girls and women to extremes as despair rises
Tahira was a positive and motivated journalism student when the Taliban abruptly banned her from continuing her university studies in 2022.
