This article was originally posted on the Women’s Media Center. October 7, 2009 With the eighth anniversary of our invasion of Afghanistan nearing and a leaked letter from our general in Afghanistan that he wants another 40,000 troops before the funding for the last request of 21,000 has really been fully voted on, we felt [...]
Saturday, October 3, 2009
We began at the offices of the ROSE magazine. A magazine just for women that is funded by an Afghan-French woman. It covers practical life, politics and culture. The chief editor is a man because women can't do what is needed because of security and problems with the government. When we heard that we were concerned that the material would not be interesting, but we opened up to a piece on how AIDS hits women harder than men in Afghanistan and an article called "Where is the First Lady?" So Medea quit rolling her eyes.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
On our first full day out into Kabul, I saw an old woman being dragged across the street by two men. One of our delegates said she thought she saw the men kick the clearly resisting woman. This happened only a few blocks away from our meeting with Women for Women International, where they said if they would have seen the altercation they would have intervened.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Day One is complete and the team is exhausted. It feels like we have been here a month. We thought Afghanistan was complex from the states and we would come here and everything would be clearer….only after (hopefully) it is even more complex. The day began at the offices of Women for Women International (W4WI). [...]
Sunday, September 27, 2009
A cacophony of song birds continues at a pitch even at 11pm. They quiet and then something seems to wake them. Our rooms are on their courtyard of flowers, grass, fountains, vine drenched archways and relaxing places to enjoy tea. We each have our own monk’s cell with bed, toilet and internet hookup. Slowly, over [...]
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
If you’re looking for inspiration this morning, look no further than this UK Guardian’s Comment Is Free column by 31-year-old Malalai Joya, one of the bravest women in Afghanistan, and video interview (below) with her from the UK Telegraph. Joya, elected to the Afghan parliament in 2005 but suspended in 2007 after speaking out against [...]
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
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