My Hero
From you l learned I should be proud to be a woman
I learned to fight patriarchy
For Rukhshana
Brave Rukhshana
She stood against slavery and forced marriage
For this, men stoned her to death and
Hurled stones at her dreams
Shekiba introduction
Shekiba grew up during the war in Afghanistan and in Pakistan. She comes from an educated family and writes for AWWP about the problems facing Afghan women in society today.
It Is a Frightening Life in a Violent Patriarchal Society
In remote areas of the country the men in power conduct courts that have no legal basis and credibility and punish people, especially women, for small “crimes.” They do not follow the constitution of Afghanistan, and they use brutal and inhumane punishments like death by stoning.