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Hajar Hussaini, Whiting Award Winner of 2026

Interview with Hajar Hussaini, Whiting Award Winner of 2026

by Khadija Haidary April 16, 2026April 22, 2026

“They beat me until I lost my child”: An Afghan woman protester’s story of defiance

by Khadija Haidary March 23, 2026April 22, 2026

Letter from a Zan Times journalist, recipient of the IWMF courage in journalism award

by Sana Atef March 8, 2026March 8, 2026

Standing against the darkness: Jhulia Parsi’s account of two and a half years of street protest

by Khadija Haidary March 5, 2026April 22, 2026

Margaret Atwood’s message to Afghan women

The Taliban cannot take your pen: Margaret Atwood’s message to Afghan women

by Margaret Atwood March 2, 2026March 2, 2026

Surviving Taliban prison: Zarmina Paryani, from religious student to anti-Taliban activist

by Zan Times February 17, 2026February 19, 2026

Education without borders: How Afghan Women are rebuilding knowledge outside institutions

by Dr. Amna Mehmood February 10, 2026February 10, 2026

An Afghan woman covered with Chadar Namaz looking depressed

‘Guilt is the consequence of being women’

by Sabawoun Beyabani February 5, 2026February 5, 2026

The vanishing coverage of women’s lives is a policy risk

by Sarah Little and Zahra Nader January 20, 2026January 20, 2026

Knowledge is resistance: Afghan women and STEM

by Dr. Amna Mehmood January 20, 2026January 19, 2026

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

by Khadija Haidary January 14, 2026January 14, 2026

Smuggling, detention, and survival: a woman’s journey through Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan

by Zarifa Salangi January 12, 2026January 12, 2026