My Beautiful and Lovely Kandahar
I love the fresh fruit, the dry fruit: pomegranates,raisins, figs. I love the kohl, henna and bangles,the clothing, pottery, flowe…
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Meet The Entrepreneur Changing The Future For Women of Afghanistan
Getty You may have read about Roya Mahboob when the Afghani women's rights pioneer was chosen as one of Time Magazine's 100 Most I…
The Streets Are Also Mine
I was born intoacommunity where you are recognized as guilty if you are born a girl. But if my sinisbeing a girl, it was a good si…
To Today’s Man from Today‘s Woman
My dear brotherTodays women are different from yesterdays womenYou must change your old ideas Todays women are powerful and you ca…
Your Name
Your name is like a blossomThat comes up in the first day of the springIt is a shining star, at the heart of blue sky,That gives l…
I Am Farkhunda
When I close my eyes,I feel what you felt when you were beatenI feel the ache of every stone on my headCold blood on my faceI hear…
I Think…
I thinkI am in loveThe sky is laughing for meThe Earth offers me its luxurianceBeautiful, aromatic flowersA breeze wafting in the …
The Mullah Outside the Mosque
Imagine this: You are praying somewhere very special and holy, when suddenly you are surrounded by a group of angry men trying to …
Afghan Women Bear Witness to Farkhunda’s Murder with Poetry
As we begin National Poetry Month in the United States, we offer this powerful piece from Stacy Parker Le Melle, who shares the po…
My Village
The sound of cocks wakes me upThe sun shines fresh.Before washing my faceI water the plantsThenI go say good morning to the cowsAn…
