Leeda was born in 1989 in an educated family from Farah Province. During the Taliban years the family moved to Iran, returning in 2000. Currently, Leeda is studying law. She says she is writing “Because I would like to tell the story of Afghan women to women in the world…it is our duty to help each other, because women help each other.”
The Lovely Province
April 12, 2012 4 Comments
Farah is a special place for me—
a small and lovely city with kind, helpful people.
There is no electricity, but there is love.
A Young Widow’s Dilemma
April 2, 2012 4 Comments
In Afghan culture, if the husband dies, often his wife has to marry one of his brothers. Yalda did not want to marry one of Abdul’s killers.
A Poppy Addict’s Story
September 1, 2011 3 Comments
I was beautiful and smart, but child marriage brought me to this point. I could have studied and had a good life, but I am addicted now and everyone laughs at me.
The Children Were Waiting
August 1, 2011 6 Comments
Three nice children were playing and were very happy. But their grandmother was waiting for her son to come home and bring some food for five hungry and poor people.
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