Fitting Literacy into Our Culture
If we want equality and we want to eliminate violence and have a stable economy, we must improve the education of women.
Hila introduction
Hila was born in Nangarhar province in 1995 and started school in Jalalabad, but when the war started in 2001 her family fled to Pakistan for two years. She went to public high school in Kabul and she wants to become a diplomat.
Peace Shouts
I know war, I see it every day
I see it in daylight and even in dreams
it’s a red color, it’s so cheap
If I Meet God
Everything in this world is beautiful
That was only what I heard in my childhood
When I got older I got to know the real world thinking
About the god who created me
Loya Jirga: A Waste of Time and Money?
For such an important decision we should include new well educated politicians with fresh ideas. We should not be relying on the same group of warlords who contributed to the destruction of our country for many years.
More Than Fifty of My People Were Killed Today…
The innocent children – whose only hope was to wake up the next morning and play and who dreamed of the future just like any other children – took their wishes to the grave again.
Small Heart
There are no broken flowers here,
no dry leaves. Only
the voices of the birds, singing songs,
celebrating new life.
My Hapless Home
I recognize nothing on these streets of war
Everything has changed.
Why I Write
When I feel hurt
Lost
Tired of life
I write