A red rose for the daughters of my land
In this piece, Baran Mohammadi reflects on rediscovering hope and defiance as a woman under repression, symbolized by her decision.
Human Rights, Women
Human Rights, Women
How I left my uncle to the Taliban
In 1996, when the Taliban entered Herat, the city quickly changed. A few months earlier there had been celebrations of.
Human Rights, Women
March 8: A story of resistance in the shadow of repression
In this piece, Lima Samimi says International Women’s Day has become a symbol of resistance for women in countries like.
Human Rights, Women
March 8 in Afghanistan: The Chador, lessons and everyday resistance
In this piece, a student in Herat describes the everyday experience of being a woman, the social restrictions she faces,.
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‘Mahram’ policy and the cost to women’s education
In this piece, Jahanzeb Wesa argues that the Taliban’s mandatory mahram policy is not a religious necessity but a consequence.
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Woman in a forbidden geography
In this piece, activist Jahanzeb Wesa writes that Afghan women exercise agency and quiet resistance under Taliban rule by making.
Human Rights
A look at prohibition of slavery in Afghanistan’s legal system
Nasrullah Stanekzai argues that Afghanistan’s legal system has long abolished slavery and warns that the Taliban’s new penal code risks.
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Islamic Republic of Iran: A record holder in executing women
In this opinion piece, Nasrullah Stanekzai argues that Iran has emerged as a global outlier in the use of the.
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Migration: The world’s unresolved crisis under hardline policies
In this opinion piece, Sayed Mahmoud Hamrazm argues that global migration is a human-made crisis driven by war, repression and.
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A brief look at the evolution of US immigration law
In this piece, Nasrullah Stanekzai traces the evolution of US immigration law through six historical phases and examines how Afghan.