Nargis Nehan Denied Votes for Minister Designate for the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP)
Despite the government commitments for women’s political participation, we observe that the realization of these commitments is facing...
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Palwasha Hassan
Sep 13, 2017
Kabul’s Bloody Ramadan and Our Friendly Weekend Iftars
A small circle of my friends and I have regular Iftar dinner parties (breaking of the Ramadan fast each night) that gives us a chance to...
Fatema Kohistani
Aug 26, 2017
WRN Banners Fly on International Day of Peace in Kabul
Each year on September 21, the world unites in celebrating International Day of Peace. Politicians and government representatives, civil...
Nooria Sultani
Jun 28, 2017
Women Keeping Peace: a Gendered Perspective on Countering Violent Extremism
WRN recently spoke with Sajia Behgam, associate professor of Public Policy at Kabul University and advisor at the Chief Executive Office...
Trishna R. Rana
May 31, 2017
The Future of Afghanistan is its Young Women and Men
WRN spoke to Aarya Nijat, a founding partner at Duran, a Kabul-based research firm, and a policy analyst in governance, leadership, and...
Nooria Sultani
May 3, 2017
Street Harassment is Hurting Afghanistan’s Democracy and Development
War has devastating consequences on a country and the wounds it leaves behind take generations to heal. For more than four decades, the...
Ingrid von Kleydorff, WRN Intern
Apr 26, 2017
Money Matters: Women’s Economic Independence and Social Status
WRN recently caught up with Rangina Hamidi, women’s rights activist and founder and president of Kandahar Treasure, the first female-run...
Trishna Rana, Chelsea Soderholm
Apr 19, 2017
Women Keeping Peace: a Gendered Perspective on Countering Violent Extremism
As we celebrate Women’s History Month in March, WRN spoke with Board Member Judge Najla Ayoubi, a lawyer and former judge from...
Swarna Rajagopalan, WRN Founding Member
Mar 2, 2017
Life (in 250 words)
How it started does not matter. Everything is different now. A spark, a simmer, a stranger’s torch—everything burns anyway. The first...
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