Defying the Taliban: Afghan makeup artist’s passion and dreams amidst repression
The courtyard of Mehri’s* home is tastefully decorated with colorful flowers. Off the courtyard, is the small room that serves...
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Taliban flogs two, including a woman in Kabul
The Taliban have publicly whipped two individuals, including a woman in Istalif district of Kabul on charges of adultery on...
Afghanistan’s parataekwondo athlete Zakia Khudadadi carries Olympic torch “with pride and joy”
Afghanistan’s parataekwondo athlete Zakia Khudadadi has represented her country and team by carrying the Olympic torch as part of the...
Trapped in poverty, Malalai forces daughters to marry young despite her own traumatic experience of it
It was getting dark in the crowded Pol-e Sokhta street of western Kabul, but Malalai*, with her wheelbarrow of ice...
Taliban publicly whips three, including a woman in Bamyan
The Taliban have publicly flogged three individuals, including a woman on charges of adultery and theft in Bamyan province on...
The tragedy of maternal mortality: Every hour, a woman in Afghanistan loses her life during childbirth
It was midnight when another wave of pain struck. Begum, 35, thought it was finally time for her child to...
Taliban bans female students without headscarves in educational centers in Herat
The Taliban have asked educational centers not to allow girls without prayer scarves in Herat province, at least five educational...
Media watchdog reports 89 cases of violations against journalists in the past six months
There have been at least 89 documented cases of violations against journalists and media outlets in Afghanistan by Taliban members...
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...
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