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While in New York recently, Faheema reflected on what drew her to the longstanding but little-documented practice in Afghanistan of “bacha posh,” a Farsi expression meaning “dress up as boys.”
Former Afghan parliamentarian Azita raised her youngest daughter as a boy, revealing the practice of bacha posh, as practiced in Afghanistan and brought to life in this excerpt from journalist Jenny Nordberg’s “The Underground Girls of Kabul.”
The visiting delegation discussed their outlook on the June 14 run-off elections, legacy of the U.S. invasion and negotiations for a national security deal. Despite Taliban threats, they hailed political gains. One of the delegates won a provincial council seat in Herat in the April polling.
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In the world of pen vs. gun, we would all benefit from putting the Arab proverb “The enemy of my enemy is my friend” to good use. If women’s rights are a security threat to violent extremists, then women’s rights must be the asset we protect.
A bill has been introduced that will limit chain-of-command oversight of military sexual assault cases. But a study found that front-page New York Times stories cited far more male than female sources.