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The Girls in Hiding; A Cafe for Women

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The Girls in Hiding; A Cafe for Women

In Faizabad, the capital of northeastern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan’s province, a group of girls opened “The Hidden Girls’ Cafe”, a restaurant exclusively for women. In addition to offering local food, the cafe provides a safe space for social interaction between women.

Education, an Afghan Conundrum

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Education, an Afghan Conundrum

They were told school is not for them, that it’s bad for a girl to seek education, and were made to sit at home at a young age. Now, these Afghan women above 40 years in age share accounts of their crushed hopes.

Woman Opens First Bookstore in Badakhshan

Woman Opens First Bookstore in Badakhshan

A woman in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan has opened the province’s first bookstore aiming to promote the culture of reading among the public.

Kandahari Women: No to Forced Hijab

Kandahari Women: No to Forced Hijab

Afghan women in southern Kandahar want the Taliban to recognize and understand that Hijab, which has been part of the Afghan culture & Islamic rule for centuries, is not more important than preventing millions of Afghans from dying of starvation.