By Parwana Ibrahim Khail Nijrabi
More than 20 million women in Afghanistan have been stripped of their most basic human and civil rights under a regime that, in the name of Islam, has imposed some of the harshest restrictions on humanity.
By Eqlima Kochay
In August 2021, Afghanistan underwent a dramatic transformation when the Taliban returned to power following the withdrawal of international forces and the collapse of the previous Afghan government.
By Jamella Chesney
By Hareer Hashim
Imagine waking up and realizing you can’t reach your family—not because of distance, but because an entire country has been cut off.
By Maryam Shafipour
In recent weeks the Iranian government has unleashed a wave of repression against Afghan migrants and refugees living within its borders. Raids on their homes, mass arrests, and forced expulsions have become commonplace. Authorities have imposed dehumanizing restrictions on Afghans’ access to basic goods like bread, and severely limited their access to schools, health care, and legal protection.
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Nobel Women’s Initiative (NWI) invite applications for the 2025 Sister-to-Sister Young Feminist Leadership Program.
By Nicole Musimbi
“The Sister-to-Sister Program taught me how meaningful global connection, collaboration, and shared experiences can be in building stronger communities. This understanding will help me approach my work with a more inclusive, global mindset and greater cultural awareness.” 2025 Sister-to-Sister participant
By Rawan Yousef
Amid rubble, checkpoints, and militarized, occupied skies, Palestinian women continue to resist with a quiet, fierce determination rooted in Sumoud —Arabic for steadfastness. But this isn’t just a cultural trait or national slogan. It is a feminist act. It is survival as resistance, the political embedded in the personal.
By Rawan Yousef
Since Israel’s occupation of the West Bank following the 1967 Six-Day War, settlement construction has served as a central strategy for consolidating control over Palestinian territories. What began as isolated initiatives quickly evolved into a state-backed project of demographic engineering and territorial entrenchment. As of early 2025, there are approximately 147 official settlements recognized by Israel and more than 224 unauthorized outposts in the West Bank, collectively housing over 720,000 Israeli settlers.
By Dildar Kaya
In Palestine, compassion is policed. Humiliation is weaponized. The dignity of grief is denied. And joy becomes dangerous. At checkpoints, hospitals, and even in private homes, mourning and joy are not only monitored but systematically suppressed.