Skrevet i sand: Jenters utdanning under Taliban
Written in Sand: International Pressure and Girls’ Education Under the Taliban
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Afghanistan
The Othering of Afghan Women and Girls
Afghan women in the diasporas are in a race against time to raise global awareness that urgent global action is needed to dismantle the gender apartheid in Afghanistan.
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The Audacity of Rest
Maybe leisure – play, rest, daydreaming – is the most radical resistance against repressive forces. In this article, Afghan women writers living under Taliban rule or as refugees reflect on their in-between times, where life is lived.
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A Child’s Journey: From Kabul’s Dreams to Survival in Pakistan
The future of Afghan refugees in Pakistan is future shaped not by choice, but by necessity.
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“The Songs of Birds Whose Names I Knew”: Listening and Singing in Exile
Music itself is a journey — one that carries uprooted Afghan musicians like Ghawgha through unexpected paths and turns.
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Sonic Tapestries: Music, Memory, and the Making of Home in Exile
Intergenerational listening is developed as a practice of rerouting in exile. It’s how families and communities build a sense of continuity when geography has been broken.
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At Home on the Internet
Being far from home has taught Afghans that they can keep their stories and culture alive on social media, creating a new space for connection and sharing.
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Afghanistan is Not a Backdrop
Afghanistan doesn’t need visitors looking for a spectacle or to be portrayed through filtered reels. It needs not to be forgotten.
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Pinocchio in Neverland
Living in exile can feel like an unreal existence, where simple things – like writing – can seem out of reach.
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Me and Music
For Afghan exiles, the music they grew up with remains the magic tie that binds them to Afghanistan.
Delhi Kitchen, Kabul Heart
Even in exile, Afghan women resist invisibility through tea, through language, through songs, and through everyday work.
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