Breaking the silence: He asked me to send him nudes
It was a warm summer day. Sunlight softly filtered through the semi-transparent curtains into the dorm. I lay on my...
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An Afghan teen’s hope for a better life starts with her parents becoming literate
I am Mariam Amiri. I’m 16 and live in a country where being a girl is treated like a crime....
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...
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...
‘Let’s not make women’s issues a competition’: A Q&A with Habiba Sarabi
The point I need to clarify is that unfortunately, the Taliban never had any commitment to the women of Afghanistan,...
Is it engagement or is it enabling? A new study explores how Taliban cruelty towards women is perpetuated through foreign finances and indifference
A study on the Taliban’s rule of Afghanistan and how foreign entities are involved has been released by a Texas-based...
We mustn’t normalize the ‘deeply disturbing’ treatment of Afghan women: Q&A with Heather Barr, Human Rights Watch
It’s also a day when many Afghan women and girls will, I’m sure, be having feelings of betrayal about the...
“I’ve never met anyone who is as brave as he is.” An exclusive interview with, Aleksandra Mostovaja, Mortaza Behboudi’s wife
Alesandra: I am Aleksandra Mostovaja, Mortaza Behboudi’s wife. I live in Denmark. I study architecture at the Danish Royal Academy...
Q&A with Richard Bennet, UN Special Rapporteur: There are no signs that the Taliban will change their policies regarding women
The purpose of your trip to Afghanistan is to document the crimes committed by the Taliban in the country; what...
‘Unstoppable,’: The journey of a young woman from American University of Afghanistan to Rutgers University in the U.S.
After she read about Russian soldiers raping women and spent her last bit of money buying birth control pills, carrying...
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