Khadija Haidary, Author at Zan Times

‘Writing is resistance’: Afghan women authors defy the Taliban

by Khadija Haidary January 29, 2026

Witnessing the real ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ in Afghanistan

by Khadija Haidary January 14, 2026January 14, 2026

How the Taliban transformed one of Afghanistan’s most iconic girls’ schools into an empty shell

by Khadija Haidary and Hura Omar January 7, 2026January 7, 2026

“I began fight for the right to education from inside my home”: Interview with Rahil Talash

by Khadija Haidary December 17, 2025December 17, 2025

‘I write because acceptance is impossible’: Farida Faryad on memory, violence, and women’s voices

by Khadija Haidary December 8, 2025December 8, 2025

The comfort of men never disturbed by the women they have killed

by Khadija Haidary November 28, 2025

Kabul reels after deadly airstrikes during the Taliban-Pakistan war

by Khadija Haidary October 23, 2025October 23, 2025

From Kabul to China: A Journey sparked by ‘Letters of an Afghan Woman’

by Khadija Haidary October 13, 2025

‘It kept our spirits alive’: Taliban’s internet blackout leaves girls in despair

by Khadija Haidary September 23, 2025September 23, 2025

Taliban crackdown targets female scholars and their textbooks

by Khadija Haidary September 18, 2025September 18, 2025

My father, my First teacher

by Khadija Haidary August 26, 2025

On air to out of work: How the Taliban silenced a female journalist

by Khadija Haidary August 15, 2025August 25, 2025