Let You and Me
We can see the moon among clouds
We can bring it out
If we stretch out the hand of peace
If we open the mouth of love
We can split the sky
Winter Comes
Near our house, a ten-year-old boy sells maize
His face is innocent and kind
His eyes are sinless and curious
He is smart and spry
Seized Birds
Called mother, sister, wife
Lips sealed
Voices stifled
Cannot speak without a man’s permission
Two Girls, Same Destiny: Rukhshana and Farkhunda
Rukhshana was a 19-year-old girl who family was forcing her to marry an 80-year-old man.
When the Earthquake Struck in Kabul on Monday
The boys started running and shouting, “Move! Move! It is earthquake.”
My Town
Arrogant Suicidal Monsters! The dinosaurs of our century!
My Town
Arrogant Suicidal Monsters! The dinosaurs of our century!
The Unfulfilled Dream of the Afghan Human Rights Queen
When she accompanied her husband King Amanullah Khan on a trip to Iran in 1928, she did not cover herself. This was so unacceptable in Iran that Iranian clergy insisted that Raza Shah, their king, order Queen Soraya to cover herself from head to foot with the hijab.
Woman of Our World
When they speak,
men call her sister, but they ask her
something else…