Thoughts and stories of our sisters; The day to day struggles and successes of 21st century afghans.
The topic of Women empowerment has been circulating a while and is discussed in all social and professional gatherings. However, it has been mostly discussed and emphasized in western countries, where the discussions
It felt as if I had finally found a way to express myself. I could just stand in front of the camera and be my free-spirited self.Modelling for me is a hobby,
When people in the streets of Kabul saw us- a group of women riding bicycles and wearing bicycle gear- I knew they saw the same thing we did, a symbol of peace riding
In our culture, women have huge expectations on them. They have responsibilities they never asked for and duties they never learned to understand. Women are not expected to be independent. But once married
As a Civil Engineer, I work within Geotechnical Engineering where I mostly deal with the design of underground structures and infrastructures like the Yellow Metro line in Stockholm which will be built during
I was born in Kabul Afghanistan year 1991 and we have been living here in Stockholm since 1997. I have studied medicine and now I am a licensed doctor, but my goal is
Even though it has nearly been 10 years I still remember the phone call that changed everything.It was late probably between 2 or 3 am in the morning when I got a
First of all, I want to say well done, I am so proud to know that young Afghan girls are taking the initiative to start projects like this in order to help our
During my life so far, I have been denied many opportunities just because I am a woman. I have lost hope; dreams have been dashed and I have had moments where I found
Hey! What do you think I should do? Should I study or should I work? Can you please help me understand how things work in here? I have been living in Iran for
I was assigned to be the project manager in a program launched by our government where my job was to educate women into becoming leaders and role models for other Afghan women. My