Women of Afghanistan

Thoughts and stories of our sisters; The day to day struggles and successes of 21st century afghans

I am the founder of Afghanistan's first women-only coding school

I am the founder of Afghanistan's first women-only coding school

Did you know that Helmand is believed to be the world's largest opium-producing regions? To increase awareness me and my students of the Code to Inspire computer programming center were able to successfully

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“Some would cheer for us, and others would throw stones”

“Some would cheer for us, and others would throw stones”

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

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