‘A few beatings won’t kill you’: Judge rejects divorce request of woman abused by husband in Afghanistan
Under new Taliban laws, a husband is allowed to beat his wife as long as it is not done with...
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From secret bouquets to delayed gifts, Afghans find ways to celebrate love
All around the world, February 14 is celebrated as the festival of love. But in Afghanistan, it has become a...
‘Go with Latif, or go to prison’: the Afghan woman jailed for refusing to marry
Soraya has tears in her eyes as she recalls the day nearly two years ago when armed men came for...
They should pity themselves
This week, an Afghan teacher got in touch with a message. She had written a short essay about the suppression...
Swimming against the tide: How one Afghan woman followed her passion
By Nilofar Niekpor Zamani Shukria Qurbani used to spend every weekend at the pool, training with her young students. Swimming...
Taliban launch crackdown on Afghanistan’s secret beauty salons
The Taliban have issued an order targeting underground beauty salons operating in secret across Afghanistan, warning the women running them that...
Misleading narratives: what is the situation of women in Afghanistan under Taliban rule?
I and my colleagues at Rukhshana Media, most of whom work in secret inside the country, have a particular focus...
Interview with Joël van Houdt: Photographing Afghanistan Beyond the Clichés
Rukhshana Media sat down with Dutch photojournalist Joël van Houdt to talk about his work in Afghanistan and upcoming photo...
A century after racial apartheid, an Afghan delegation learns lessons from South Africa in the fight against gender apartheid
Strolling through the autumn streets of Johannesburg in South Africa, it’s refreshing to see the democracy emerging from a long,...
The forgotten patients: Lost voices in the global healthcare system
Over the past 15 years, Bibi Jan has already endured the unimaginable pain of losing four of her children due...
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