Seeta was born in Farah Province to a mother and a father who were both police officers. During the Taliban years, the family fled to Iran. She is a working journalist and as part of that job, she hopes to write pieces that help defend the rights of Afghan women.
Stop Violence Against Women
November 30, 2011 5 Comments
Living in Afghanistan, I have witnessed many kinds of violence during my lifetime. Afghan men always say that they respect women more than men in Western countries. This may be true, but not within their own families.
Photographs by Seeta
November 6, 2011 Leave a Comment
Here are sixteen photographs taken by Seeta in Farah Province. Click a thumbnail to see the full image and its caption, and to browse the gallery with your mouse or N (next) and P (previous) keys.
In Ghōr, Women’s Voices Still Unheard
September 20, 2011 9 Comments
“I have a seven-year-old son,” she said. “He threw a stone into my brother-in-law’s house, and my brother-in-law got very angry and beat me. ‘Why did your child do this? It’s your fault,’ he yelled at me.”
I Saw a Woman, with Water in Her Hands
August 22, 2011 12 Comments
I was in the car, with air conditioning, but still I felt warm,
but that woman, she must bring water from at least 100 meters.
I looked at the future of Afghan women
Why Return to Afghanistan?
June 20, 2011 2 Comments
One person told me that there is always a war in Afghanistan. “You may be killed one day,” he said. “You had the opportunity to escape from Afghanistan, but you lost it.”
I Am Tired Today
May 16, 2011 2 Comments
When I look around me,
I see the women in my country struggle.
It makes me tired, this being a woman, born in Afghanistan.
I Prefer to Be Called a Woman
April 20, 2011 18 Comments
The nurse came and told the mother in-law, “Congratulations! You have a grand-daughter.” And the mother-in-law said, “Thanks to Allah for giving us this gift although it is not a son.”
Broken Dream
April 8, 2011 8 Comments
When the case went to the court, because Roya was a woman, she was given a woman attorney. Women attorneys do not have the opportunity to provide strong evidence in court. They are always threatened and told that women cannot do the job of the courts.
The Incorrect Tradition
February 22, 2011 13 Comments
Farida was 15 and in the tenth grade, and she was a most beautiful, smart, and talented girl. The family never tried to find out the real facts. They married their daughter to the man who showed up at the wedding party, even though everyone understood this person had mental problems. He was psychotic. He didn’t know about women and life.
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