Mona introduction

Mona was born in Iran to an Afghan refugee family. Now living in Afghanistan, Mona studies English at the American University in Kabul. She is a documentary filmmaker and has completed two films on Afghan women. She hopes her writing and filmmaking bring awareness to help raise the status of women in Afghan society.

Like Painting with Watercolors under Rain: Visiting India

taj mahal

All of my India travels were wonderful, but one will always stick with me. My friends and I had gone out in a group and I was wearing white clothes when suddenly it began raining.

A Child’s Ramadan Fast

At the end of class Mozhgan came over and ate a cake in front of me. I told her I was hungry and thirsty. Mozhgan encouraged me to eat or drink something, so I ate a piece of cake.