I Am Alone
My life is listening to rules of the game they play with us.
Mark My Word—Spread My Words
“Father, Father,” I say. “I want to be a doctor.”
He laughs at me.
“You are a woman. You should wash clothes.”
Let Us Forgive Now
Let us not be angry. It is not our fault to be a mother at 13,
Let us be a kind mother now, and give opportunity to our children.
She Is Gone Now
I want Frozan’s story to stand as an example of the life Afghan women face as we celebrate the 8th of March as Women’s International Day.
Stop Violence Against Women
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
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. Young students studying at the Mirman Nazoo Girls School in Farah...
In Ghōr, Women’s Voices Still Unheard
“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
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?
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.”