For months, she searched for a secret school that would take them. Then one day soon after they started attending, her youngest daughter came home looking pale and scared.
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For months, she searched for a secret school that would take them. Then one day soon after they started attending, her youngest daughter came home looking pale and scared.
Read moreDetailsAs the world marked International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women this week, I spoke with the UN special rapporteur for human rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennett about the dire situation facing women and girls.
This week, an Afghan teacher got in touch with a message. She had written a short essay about the suppression of girls’ education in Afghanistan and the hypocrisy of those behind it. She wanted us to share it with you, our readers, “not for pity, but for awareness, outrage, and change”. It is a powerful piece of writing that, as...
When Afghanistan lost all internet access last Monday, Rukhshana Media reporter Hania Forootan* ventured out to check on friends and see how people were being affected. What she saw in the streets of Kabul filled her with anxiety.
For months, she searched for a secret school that would take them. Then one day soon after they started attending, her youngest daughter came home looking pale and scared.
Under the expert tutelage of a master painter, they are learning to create miniature paintings in the style of Kamal al-Din Behzad, a prominent artist working in the 15th and 16th centuries who is renowned as a pioneer in the field.
All around the world, February 14 is celebrated as the festival of love. But in Afghanistan, it has become a day of fear since the Taliban began their hardline rule of the country.
