Dark Days
Our house was next to the highway and my parents worried that if fighting started our house would be used as a stronghold.
No Honor in Honor Killing
Honor killing is a crime committed against women and girls in my country by their own family members.
Ancient City of Herat Turned 3,000 Years Old This Year
Herat’s features have changed during the last fifteen years. Tall concrete buildings are replacing the small mud shops and homes.
My Father’s Story: Tales of a Teacher and the Taliban
“I was born in a green and beautiful village in 1944. My father was the village’s master, so we were almost rich and had lots of lands and gardens.”
Meeting First Lady Rula Ghani
While we were shaking hands I said that I liked how she speaks her mind, and she responded: “To speak your mind, you need to have a voice.”
Men and Women Are Different
There is an area in Herat where boys are not allowed to even see their sisters after the age of sixteen. Men typically have more than one wife and they have many children from each wife.
Winter Memories In Herat
On the first snow of the year, people would put some snow in an envelope with a note that said Barf az ma, Barfi az shama.
International Human Rights Day 2014
We must make sure that no one has control over women’s lives and women’s bodies, but women themselves,
Misunderstanding Rape
The cultural ideology that women are property, devoid of rights or dignity, is the fundamental reason rape is perpetuated in Afghanistan.