Like many Afghan girls, Nasiba Daytabar spent her teenage years terrified her father would pull her out of school and marry her off – education in his view was wasted on girls.
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Like many Afghan girls, Nasiba Daytabar spent her teenage years terrified her father would pull her out of school and marry her off – education in his view was wasted on girls.
Read moreDetailsTwo weeks ago, a large explosion tore through a school in Kabul, injuring more than 50 children, but the tragedy has attracted remarkably little attention.
A heavy silence hung over the court’s packed meeting hall. In the middle, a petite woman in her early 20s knelt on the floor in front of the judges. Her hands were tied and she was trembling.
Hannah Neumann is a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Germany’s Green Party who focuses on foreign policy and human rights and has used her position to advocate strongly for Afghan women and girls since the Taliban’s return to power.
Like many Afghan girls, Nasiba Daytabar spent her teenage years terrified her father would pull her out of school and marry her off – education in his view was wasted on girls.
Tina always wanted to be a beautician. Growing up in Afghanistan, she used to help her older sister at her hairdressing salon, learning how to cut, style and dye hair.
Rahima’s teaching salary is so meagre that sometimes she cannot even afford the fare to work, but her job in an Afghan girls’ school means far more to her than her pay packet.
