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Sixteen Days of Activism Against Gender Violence

Sixteen Days of Activism Against Gender Violence

by AWWP | November 24, 2017 | 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, AWWP News

The Afghan Women’s Writing Project is pleased to participate in the global Sixteen Days of Activism Against Gender Violence campaign from Nov. 25 through Dec. 10—International Human Rights Day.

Everyone’s House

Everyone’s House

by AWWP | December 10, 2015 | 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, Latest Poems, Zahra H.

Let us know the earth is
Everyone’s house
Say enough to the war

Afghan Women Writers Join the Twitter #GBVTeachin for #16Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

Afghan Women Writers Join the Twitter #GBVTeachin for #16Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence

by AWWP | December 9, 2015 | 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, AWWP News

On December 8th, AWWP joined the Twitter #GBVTeachin to help raise awareness about gender-based violence in Afghanistan. For four hours, our social media team shared poems and essays by Afghan women writers that offered powerful condemnations of violence as well as visions of hope.

My Tired Voice Grows Loud

My Tired Voice Grows Loud

by AWWP | December 9, 2015 | 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, Latest Poems, Shahlla

Is this the sixteenth day? Is this the day to remove violence against women?

Change for Mariam, Change for Women

Change for Mariam, Change for Women

by AWWP | December 8, 2015 | 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, Fariba H., Latest Essays

Violence is an ordinary part of everyday life in Afghanistan. It starts at a child’s birth, when families and society begin the process of honoring children by gender.

Four Brothers Sell Their Sister for $20,000

Four Brothers Sell Their Sister for $20,000

by AWWP | December 7, 2015 | 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, Latest Essays, Shafiqa

A forty-three-year-old man was looking for a new young wife and he spoke to her brothers about Shafiqa. He already had a wife and ten children.

Seized Birds

Seized Birds

by AWWP | December 6, 2015 | 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, Latest Poems, Sitara

Called mother, sister, wife
Lips sealed
Voices stifled
Cannot speak without a man’s permission

We Are Human

We Are Human

by AWWP | December 5, 2015 | 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, Latest Poems, S Anonymous

I don’t know
How your violence came
We’re the same
In body structure
One God
Two beautiful eyes

For Rukhshana

For Rukhshana

by AWWP | December 4, 2015 | 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, Latest Poems, Shekiba

Brave Rukhshana
She stood against slavery and forced marriage
For this, men stoned her to death and
Hurled stones at her dreams

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