Taliban’s crackdown on phones and the Star Chamber: Two views on censorship
The view of David Berry A recent joint report between The Guardian and Zan Times revealed that the Taliban had issued a new decree banning government officials from having smart phones. The piece also included…
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Reports
‘When she turns eight they will take her’: rising number of Afghan girls being sold into child marriage
Child marriage is not new to south Asia. While the practice across the region had been declining, however, the Taliban takeover has reversed that trend in Afghanistan, and turned it…
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Afghan women: The largest imprisoned population in the world
This year marks the fourth International Women’s Day in which the Taliban have imprisoned Afghan women and girls inside their…
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From sixth grade to marriageability: How the Taliban is redefining girlhood in Afghanistan
As an Afghan scientist and educator, I never imagined that the age at which many girls experience their first menstrual cycle would one day coincide with the age at which…
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Interviews
Venturing beyond preconceived ideas of Afghanistan: A Zan Times interview with Charlotte Erlih
Charlotte Erlih is a French writer and filmmaker whose work engages with contemporary Afghan history and the lives of Afghan women. Her novel Bacha Posh, documentary Une Française à Kaboul,…
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Narrative
How Pakistani police raids turn everyday life into terror for Afghan refugees
Everything looked normal when I left home for the language centre where I taught English. I walked through the alley before entering the main street. Out of habit, I checked…
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Arts & Culture
A life as wide as the courtyard: A review of ‘Let Me Write to You’
The story Let Me Write to You by Nahid Mehregan takes place in the city of Herat during the first Taliban rule. The novel narrates the lives of several women…
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