You might say, “This is crazy. You are only one person. You cannot fight against an entire government.” But I remind people who say this, that revolutions start with one person.
Daughter of War
May 3, 2012 7 Comments
War took my parents from us
War took my book
And gave me burqa
Have a Look at the Last Ten Years
May 3, 2012 3 Comments
Consider Parwin, the sixteen-year-old girl who agreed to marry an old warlord if he would stop fighting against the government.
Yalda J. introduction
April 30, 2012 Leave a Comment
Mini-Mal
April 30, 2012 2 Comments
My heart beats and I worry.
I come down from the balcony
and take a bucket full of water for the flowers so that they won’t wither.
The Hope Revolution
April 30, 2012 1 Comment
First, I say Salaam, or peace be with you, to those men who, against all odds, stand behind women’s progress even if it forces them to conduct their lives as secretly as many women.
World Inequality
April 26, 2012 1 Comment
A father lost his befitting future, an heir
A sister lost her brother. She thought he was asleep.
A brother lost his friend. He thought he was angry at him.
My Childhood, part 2
April 26, 2012 1 Comment
I enjoyed life in Iran because we had electricity and we did not have to pump the well for ten minutes just to fill a 20-liter barrel. We did not have to carry our clothes to the river to do our laundry.
Going to School and Wishes
April 26, 2012 1 Comment
When I asked her about school, she said, “Our province (Parvan province) has Taliban and when we go to school my father is afraid for us. They might kill my father.”
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