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A children's play about an 11 year old Afghan girl who has been dressing like a boy since she was 5 years old. She is a bacha posh: girl dressed as boy.

08/17/2021

https://www.npr.org/2021/08/17/1028391403/afghanistan-women-taliban-government

The militants' spokesman doubled down on their efforts to convince the world that it has changed and that it will not seek to take revenge.

08/16/2021

I can't believe this is happening to this country as the world watches.

This blog is now closed.

06/14/2019

https://time.com/3379066/afghan-woman-boy-bacha-posh/

For 9 years of her youth in Afghanistan, Faheema lived as Faheem—a boy, one free from the societal barriers and stigmas women face

05/26/2019

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/21/world/asia/taliban-girls-schools.html

Two school bombings last month in Afghanistan renewed fears of a return to repression should the Taliban become part of a future government.

09/06/2018

https://pk.ign.com/ign-pakistan/7848/feature/naziyah-mahmood-a-geeky-rocket-scientist-who-is-out-of-this

She will not fight unless cornered, but will kick your ass if she has to.

08/28/2018

https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/militants-war-on-education-in-afghanistan/article24726454.ece

“Education is increasingly a casualty in Afghanistan,” a briefing note by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) recently observed. The note was in reaction to a larger, comprehensive report by the Globa

05/18/2018

http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmontons-hidden-lights

When summer finally arrives in Edmonton, the firefly punctuates the warm nights like sequins on a veil.A type of beetle, fireflies use a chemical reaction in their abdomen to create a flickering li…

04/15/2017

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/23/world/asia/afghan-children-deprived-of-school-tell-of-their-deepest-fears.html

Some 3.7 million boys and girls won’t be at school on Thursday for the start of a new school year. Here are the stories of five of those children, in their own words.

04/29/2016

Fighting the Taliban with music

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/afghanistan-female-orchestra_us_571508c0e4b06f35cb7019aa

Playing instruments was banned during Taliban rule in Afghanistan, and many conservative Muslims still frown on most forms of music today.

04/24/2016

Bacha Posh means girl dressed as boy http://time.com/3379066/afghan-woman-boy-bacha-posh/

For 9 years of her youth in Afghanistan, Faheema lived as Faheem—a boy, one free from the societal barriers and stigmas women face

04/18/2016

In Swings & Roundabouts Joy wants to be a scientist

http://time.com/3835310/girls-stem-school/

We need more educational opportunities that start earlier

04/17/2016

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/afghan-child-casualties-s/2703514.html

Urban warfare has caused a spike in deaths and injuries among women and children in Afghanistan this year as the Taliban intensifies their campaign against the Kabul government, the United Nations said on Sunday.

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