Taliban’s morality police have decided to place restrictions on women’s accessibility to amusement parks in Afghanistan as they have informed the parks’ operators to turn women away from the entrance itself. 

Earlier on Monday, women marched in protest in the northern city of Mazar-e Sharif. Similar protests have been reported in Herat and in Zaranj near Iran border as well.

According to a study by UNICEF, about half of Afghan children between ages 7 and 17 are not in school, 60 per cent of that group being girls. However, these statistics did not stop Breshna Musazai from exercising her right to education. Breshna, who was shot in the leg by Taliban assailants in 2016, graduated with a law degree […]

Sharbat Gula, who became iconic photo of her country’s conflict, is accused of using fake ID cards to stay in Pakistan.

The Boston Globe lists some great moments for women in sports, this year

A couple of generations ago, women in Afghanistan enjoyed a much liberal lifestyle. Where women everywhere in the world are moving forward in terms of equal rights; it’s really tragic that many women in Afghanistan aspire to go back to a time like that. However, a lot of women are stepping towards a better future […]

 It is not unusual for us to hear stories about powerful women in business, politics, sports, etc. There are however other women, living in extremely hostile environments (-hostile in more ways than one), who challenge the set norms and lead with courage and remind us that heroes and leaders can be found in any part […]

To recognize the unique challenges faced by young girls all across the world, the United Nations declared October 11th as the “International Day of the Girl Child.”  The theme this year for the event is to empower adolescent girls. The Huffington Post reports that ten million girls across the world are married before the age of […]