Afghan Diaspora Steps into Local and National Politics
Afghans living abroad are increasingly moving beyond community advocacy to seek direct political representation in their countries of residence. From...
Women
Afghan Women Mobilize in Urgent Campaign to Protect Detained Activist
"Those who defend the rights of Afghan women must not be abandoned when they need protection themselves." An urgent appeal...
Muzhda Uzbek and the Criminalization of Dissent in the Taliban Emirate
The Word as an Offense: From Poetry to Political Surveillance By Ivan Pozzoni The arrest of Muzhda Uzbek, a poet...
A Language Beyond Borders: From Rabia Balkhi to Afghan Women Today
Persian is more than a language. It is a living cultural space that continues to connect people across borders and...
Oxford Scholarship Reflects Growing Role of Afghan Diaspora in Women’s Education
While the scholarship is a personal gift, its significance reaches beyond one individual. It reflects a broader trend within the...
Bakhtari Advocates for Afghan Women in Strasbourg
As international attention increasingly shifts away from Afghanistan, Manizha Bakhtari, Afghanistan's ambassador and permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna,...
What It Means to Be a Feminist: A Feminism That Makes No Noise
Being a feminist today does not necessarily require wearing a slogan or joining a rally, even as those actions remain...
Rights Erode as Durand Line Tensions Escalate
A country that looks calm on the surface but is cracking underneath. Five years after the Taliban swept back into...
Pakistan’s Expulsion of Afghan Students Sparks Outrage
“We escaped one system that told us, ‘You cannot study because you are a woman.’ Now we are terrified that...
Kandahar’s Female Journalists Silenced by Work Bans
“Unemployment has created mental health problems for me. No one can support the family, and I have no way to...
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