World
The Woman Who No Longer Laughs Like Before
The story of Parisa Azadeh, a journalist and women’s rights activist Report and narrative: Fariba Faizi More than two years have passed since her release from a Taliban prison in…
South Asia
The Voice That Came Out of Prison: Manizha Seddiqi’s Story
After months in Taliban detention, Afghan women’s rights activist Manizha Seddiqi was released. But the prison did not end when the door opened. Fear followed her into exile, while the…
Window For Others
The Life I Thought We Were Building
Khadiza Khatun: Writing about society, patriarchy and other women’s struggles has always been easier than writing about my own life. But some experiences remain too painful to keep hidden. I…
Are All the Men of the State My ‘Bhatar’?
When the State Behaves Like a Woman’s Husband and Guardian In Bangla, ‘bhatar’ is a colloquial, somewhat irreverent word for husband. I use it here deliberately, not simply to mean…
Human Rights
Did I Really Grow into This Woman? — Part 4 (Final)
Asma Darwish – Stand As My Witness Campaign Lead and SWANA Advocacy Lead at CIVICUS (This article was originally written for and published by AAWE Paris as part of a…