Since taking over Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, the Taliban have introduced increasingly draconian measures designed to restrict the lives of girls and women. Resistance

March 18 is celebrated in Afghanistan as National Journalists Day. Except this year, anything resembling a “celebration” would be an oxymoron, given the grim reports

The history of Afghanistan is one of discrimination and oppression. Misogyny and persecution of women is a historical black hole in Afghanistan that has swallowed

Pauperization (noun): the process of making a person or group very poor   (Oxford Languages) This is the second time that the Taliban have taken over

The people of Afghanistan have now lived under the gender apartheid of the Taliban for 456 days. In each day that passed, control of women

For a long time, Afghanistan has been synonymous with war, poverty, misery, and recurring human tragedy. Now, the situation seems grim for the foreseeable future

In the past weeks, students participated in university entrance exams with dreams of pursuing careers in science, engineering, management, art, journalism, and …    Then, during

It was Friday. Schools were closed. But that day hundreds of boys and girls sat together under the roof of Kaaj education centre to test

The news was short and bitter: A young woman in Iran was killed by religious police who repeatedly struck her head because she wasn’t wearing