Afghanistan Archives – Page 2 of 11

Afghan Teen Pleads for Courage in Countrywomen

By Zahra T. ● Teen Voices ● July 1, 2015

As a teen in Afghanistan, Zahra has seen what her fate could be if she and her peers don’t defy men and their own culture. Here, she shares the stories of three women and girls who felt they had no alternative but to stay silent.

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In Afghanistan, Danger Stalks Gender Imam Training

By Hajer Naili ● Politics ● June 12, 2015

Facing a culture of bribery and constant threats on herself and her family, Jamila Afghani looks back on more than five years of helping religious leaders in Afghanistan preach to women in a gender-respectful way. And she worries about her country becoming a “second Iraq.”

‘I don’t want to be 13 and go with that old man’

By Arifa ● Arts & Culture ● June 3, 2015

Young Nasimba’s marriage to an older man was her parents’ way of paying off a debt. The first time this happened in her friend’s life, writes Arifa, the results were tragic.

Justice for Farkhunda

By Zahra W. ● Teen Voices ● April 8, 2015

When this 15-year-old Afghan refugee in Pakistan found out about the brutal murder of her countrywoman, she was shocked at the horror that lived in men. Her sadness turned into pride as she watched the the woman in the community stand up for injustice.

Vigils for Afghanistan’s Farkhunda Are Continuing

By Sunita Viswanath ● Politics ● March 24, 2015

Afghan women carried her coffin on their own shoulders during the funeral procession. Our heartbreak is taking us into the streets. We have always believed in the larger society of Afghanistan and we will show it with our grief and outrage.

Bus Ride Gives Afghan Teen Human Rights Lesson

By Arifa ● Arts & Culture ● March 4, 2015

Forty percent of girls in Afghanistan are married before they are 18 years old, according to UNICEF, which means they do not finish their education, remain illiterate and puts them at increased childbirth related health problems. A bus ride home from school gives teen writer Arifa a direct reminder of the struggle of women and girls in her country.