Under Islam, men and women are meant to share equal roles in the family and society.

I think people like to talk about Aryana and pay attention to what she wears because she is the best female singer from Afghanistan.

At the airport I found a man holding a piece of paper with my name on it. I walked up to him and said “Hello I am Mariam from Afghanistan.” He replied in Turkish.

I said to my cousin, “Please don’t let him take a second wife. It is unfair to you. If he marries again what will happen to you? You will not be tolerated at all.”