BLOGS
The Hidden Core of The Heart
Today I would like to write about what I call the hidden core of the heart. The first time I learned about the human heart was in school. My biology teacher explained that the heart is a muscular organ which is made out of special tissues. Its function is to pump and...
Every Country Can Be My Country
This blog is for those who have left their home due to war in order to seek safety in other countries. I am writing this especially for those Afghan girls, boys and families who emigrated around the world, after they realized Afghanistan is not safe anymore. The...
The Afghanistan Economy Needs Women
The world was created for us. We were created as human beings to live and to look after the world and each other. When we talk about human beings, we are not talking about gender. The words “human being” do not mean only men or women. It means all of mankind. Yet, in...
Call Me An Arriver Rather Than A Survivor
Today I decided to write about why my heart sees a contradiction between the term of an Arriver and Survivor and why I choose to be called an Arriver rather than a Survivor. After I left my home country, the people, friends, and host families here would tell me “you...
The Afghanistan Economy Needs Women To Participate in the Workforce
The world was created for us, creatures were created for the beauty of the world and we were created as human-beings to live, look after the world and each other. When we talk about the word human-being, we do not talk about gender. The word human-beings does not mean...
Return of the Taliban and Afghan Girls Education
Education is one of the strongest tools to accelerate the development of a country and the well-being of its people. One year of educating a girl can equal a 3% increase in her income over a lifetime. It is a tool that allows humanity to touch the depths of knowledge...
Your Kind Heart Can Keep Afghan Children Warm
The year 2021 has been traumatic for the children of Afghanistan. It is not only the year that COVID became a disaster, but also the nightmare of the Taliban taking over the country. Most girls were not allowed to go back to school. More families forced their girls...
The Taliban Are Not Afghans
Since I left Afghanistan six years ago, my journey has given me opportunities to learn, grow and understand other people’s perspective about Afghanistan. Most of what people think is what social media shows them. Otherwise, they would think about Afghanistan in very...
Afghan Women Have Evolved, The Taliban Have Not
Unlike the Taliban, Afghan women have evolved. Unfortunately, the nightmare of every Afghan woman has come to pass. The Taliban have come to power once again. Women are locked up like prisoners in their own homes. Women who were money earners for their families now...
I was a Child Bride in Afghanistan: How To Help Afghan Refugees
COVID-19 shocked everyone all over the world. Since 2020 it has been the hottest topic in social media, and among countries, cities, homes and families. I am sure history will never forget this pandemic. I call it the global nightmare of 2020. I would like to say that...
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