Women Raise Their Voices On The Walls Of Afghanistan

With change not expected to come from a ballot box, female graffiti artists in Afghanistan take a stand with cans of spraypaint.

Pina Sadar
作者 Pina Sadar

With women making up 34 percent of voters in the Afghanistan presidential election held earlier this month, the celebration of a new era for Afghan women has been dominating the headlines of European and American media. But the fight for women’s rights is far from over in Afghanistan, local street artists Shamsia Hassani and Malina Suliman tell

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Afghan Women Lawmakers Fight For Rights

Today’s Afghan woman has choices she didn’t have during the Taliban rule that lasted from the mid-1990s to 2001 — like running for parliament.

Associated Press
作者 Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, women rarely left their home. When they did venture beyond their four walls, they wafted through crowded markets covered from head to toe in the all-encompassing burqa. While most women in conservative Afghanistan may still wear the burqa, today's Afghan woman has choices she didn't

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