AOPNEWS | November 22, 2015 Shukria Barakzai, a member of the Wolesi Jirga (Afghan parliament’s lower house) has been appointed as Afghanistan’s ambassador to Norway, Afghan media is reporting today. Barakzai is well known in the media as an outspoken female lawmaker pushing for women’s rights. However, after the death of Mullah Omar, she did
Tolo News: A 26-year-old girl died following an alleged public lashing by armed groups in western Ghor province after being accused of running away from home. Ghor is where the recent stoning to death of 19-year-old Rokhshana occurred. Shirin Gul, who was from Herat province, had reportedly gone to Shahrak district of Ghor to visit
The News Hub: A few months ago, I decided to start interviewing young people who were fighting for freedom in their native countries. My first subject was Noorjahan Akbar: a 24-year-old Afghan writer who battles for gender equality day in, day out. She helped open Afghanistan’s first women’s Internet café and has been one of
I always thought forced ‘marriage’ is an oxymoron, as marriage by definition cannot be forced. According to Islamic teachings, marriage is a contract; two parties enter into an agreement without coercion, and the element of consent is essential to forming a valid contract. However, unlike a business contract that only requires the consent of mind
Khaama Press November 18, 2015 Unidentified gunmen have shot dead a woman in 8th police district of capital Kabul. The incident took place in Kart-e-Naw area around 09:00am on Wednesday. Eyewitness said gunmen were riding on a motorbike who fled the area after spraying bullets on the woman, adding that the woman died on the
Tolo News: Despite widespread media coverage and a public outcry over the stoning to death of 19-year-old Rukhshana by the Taliban, insurgents along with local criminals allegedly stormed the family’s house and stole all their possessions. Already devastated by the brutal murder of their daughter, Rukhshana’s parents on Monday blasted government for being inept at
Khaama Press: The Afghanistan Women’s Cycling Team has been listed by the National Geographic for the Adventurers of the Year 2016 vote contest. Honored as ‘The Boundary Breakers’, the Afghan Women’s Cycling Team is among the 10 Adventurers contesting in People’s Choice Vote – Adventurers of the Year 2016. The Afghan team is among the
Tolo News: Concerned by the recent spate of violence in the country, members of the Afghan parliament’s Women’s Affairs Commission on Sunday condemned the recent stoning to death of an Afghan girl, Rukhshana, allegedly by the Taliban in Ghor province in western Afghanistan. Members of the commission not only strongly condemned the incident but called
Tolo News: The family of last week’s stoning victim, 19-year-old Rokhshana, on Sunday spoke out about the death of their daughter and appealed to President Ashraf Ghani to take action against those responsible for their child’s cruel death. They said that if justice is not carried out, the president can just as well kill their
The Indian Express: Afghanistan’s first female professional photographer, Farzana Wahidy, on learning to become her own person in a troubled country, shooting under perilous conditions and why she focuses exclusively on women. Click here to read more (external link).