Women’s Voices

"I felt only my body was in exile, while my soul remained in the streets of Kabul." These are the words of Parwana Ibrahimkhel Najrabi, a symbol of de...

Maryam Wafa: From Pursuit to Exile A Trans Woman’s Flight Across Borders and Into Uncertainty “Maryam Wafa” is not her real name. It has been change...

Introduction: Jolia Parsi is among the prominent women who, following the Taliban's return to power, has represented the voice of protest and the dem...

By: Roya Arya A phrase has been born in our geography whose weight has crushed the dreams of an entire generation: "Until Further Notice" (Amr-e-Th...

By Maryam Azarakhsh FAIZABAD, Afghanistan – In a narrow, winding alleyway in the rugged highlands of Faizabad, the wooden gate of an old house crea...

Author: Amina Farhadi – Afghan Woman and Social Commentator As an Afghan woman, I have always seen life here as layered and complex. We live in a p...

By: Maryam (Pseudonym) It is 8:15 PM—the hour when the city’s heart begins to beat with a different kind of fear. Our car is paralyzed in the neon-...

By: Malala Rana For five years, the heavy iron gates of my school have remained locked. To the world, "five" is just a number in a headline. To me,...

By: Layla Noor  Afghan migrants living in Pakistan describe a worsening situation following recent border tensions between Taliban forces and Pakistani military. Many report landlords refusing to r...

Mina Safavi Across the globe, what many still view as traditional "tough love" in parenting is inflicting profound, often invisible, psychological damage on children. In regions like A...

By Nahid Farhadi As the forced return of Afghan migrants from Pakistan and Iran continues, the journey back home has become extremely difficult for many families. Women and children face severe sho...

Benafsha Yaqoobi, the prosecutor at the People’s Tribunal for Afghan women, said that the Taliban have completely dismantled the rights and support systems for persons with disabilities since return...