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  • Malala Yousofzai: The Voices of Muslim Leaders for Afghan Girls Must Be Raised 14 Jan 2025

    Malala Yousofzai: The Voices of Muslim Leaders for Afghan Girls Must Be Raised
    Malala Yousofzai: The Voices of Muslim Leaders for Afghan Girls Must Be Raised

    Malala Yousofzai, a women’s rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, called on Muslim leaders to respond to the ban on girls' education in Afghanistan and not to legitimize the Taliban during a conference on girls' education in Islamic countries. In this conference, which was held in Islamabad, Pakistan, she criticized the Taliban's strict policies against women and emphasized that it is time for Islamic leaders to vocally defend the rights of girls.

The account of Manizha Sediqi, a female prisoner of the Taliban, exemplifies the daily struggles of women in Afghanistan 02 Dec 2024

The account of Manizha Sediqi, a female prisoner of the Taliban, exemplifies the daily struggles of women in Afghanistan The account of Manizha Sediqi, a female prisoner of the Taliban, exemplifies the daily struggles of women in Afghanistan

Humaira Saqib Wins The 2024 Exceptional Woman of Peace Award 16 Oct 2024

2024 Exceptional Woman of Peace Award Bestowed Upon Humaira Saqib Humaira Saqib Wins The 2024 Exceptional Woman of Peace Award

Purple Saturdays Movement: The Prohibition of Education for Afghan Girls Constitutes a Crime Against Humanity 16 Oct 2024

Purple Saturdays Movement: The Prohibition of Education for Afghan Girls Constitutes a Crime Against Humanity Purple Saturdays Movement: The Prohibition of Education for Afghan Girls Constitutes a Crime Against Humanity

More Afghan Children Are Out of School, Reversing a Trend 05 Sep 2018

More Afghan Children Are Out of School, Reversing a Trend

By Rick Gladstone . Even with all the rising measures of mayhem in Afghanistan’s long war — civilian casualties, suicide bombings and refugees, to name a few — the number of children out of school had been falling. Until now. A study released Monday by Unicef shows that Afghanistan’s out-of-school population has risen to 3.7 […]

Afghan activists live, unconventional lives 05 Sep 2018

Afghan activists live, unconventional lives

The murder of Farkhunda Malikzada, an Afghan religious scholar who had dedicated her life to fighting superstitions within the religious community, shocked the world in March 2015. She was killed by a group of more than 100 men who beat her to death, ran her over with a car and then set her on fire. […]

Afghanistan failing to protect women’s rights activists, report says 05 Sep 2018

Afghanistan failing to protect women’s rights activists, report says

In May 2010, when Humira Saqib launched a magazine called Negah-e Zan, or Vision of Women, she knew she would face opposition. She never imagined she’d be forced to flee Afghanistan. Almost immediately after publishing the inaugural issue, which included an article criticizing comments by a religious council in the northern province of Baghlan, Saqib […]