An audible sigh of relief in the Middle East
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So this attack may also be just an opening salvo. But it was, for the moment, an unintended 85th birthday gift to Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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The Largest democratic exercise in the world, with 650 million voters, the Indian elections, commenced today.
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As India begins voting in world’s largest democratic exercise (results June 4), a thread of some of our The New York Times coverage in lead up to the vote.

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Modi’s Power Keeps Growing, and India Looks Sure to Give Him More

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سپاس بانو حمیدی عزیز، که قدم رنجه نمودید و ما هم خوشحال شدیم که شمارا از نزدیک دیدیم. از زمانی که با شما آشنا شدم واقعا از فعالیت های صادقانه تان که در قبال زنان ستودنی است و دادخواهی که برای رهایی زندانی های سیاسی انجام می دهید قابل افتخار است.

The feeling was mutual - it was a true honor for
USF School of Law #InternationalHumanRightsClinic students & I engage w/ the indomitable Farahnaz Forotan, leading Afghan journalist, alongside incredible Afghan women activists, inc
Yalda Royan
Metra Mehran
Zubaida Akbar
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گربه‌ای که تو زندگی قبلیش عاشق بوده
یهو محو موسیقی شد
و ایستاد به تماشا

I had the honour of meeting Lindsay M. Harris (she/her/mum) and the students of University of San Francisco School of Law, in two days. I learned valuable insights into understanding the roots of gender apartheid in Afghanistan. I'm glad that with the efforts of Yalda Royan, Zubaida Akbar and all of the

مخاطبان قلم بدست و روشنفکر که اغلب خود را از جنبش های دادخواهانه، برابری خواهانه و تجزیه طلبانه می دانند اکثر برای این پست زهرا جویا نوشته اند. تلخ، زشت، توهین آمیز و طعنه آمیز. اگر زهرا اشتباه نقل کرده است اصلاح کنیم.خلاص! چند نفر با او تماس گرفت و یا منبع را دقیق کرد؟ یا

I am honored with the award from (New York Festivals TV and Film awards).

I hope “Afghan Cinema in Exile” is able to highlight the importance of cinema and its role in the society, especially in Afghanistan, where the ban on cinema is re-instated under the Taliban’s new rule.

The term “gender apartheid” enables a clearer understanding of the reality facing Afghan women under the Taliban’s unique interpretation of Islamic law, Melanne Verveer, Karima Bennoune and Lina write. wapo.st/3IYZjD9

the women who were denied departure from Afghanistan by the Taliban were Forum for Afghan Women employee Adila Yadgar, IOM employee Mahnaz Baluch, Negina Ahmadi, the Organization for Sustainable Aid in Afghanistan Freshta Yaqubi. rukhshana.com/en/two-afghan-…

آزادی صدای زنانه دارد...

It’s inhuman.
It’s Un-Afghanic.
It’s Un-Islamic.
And It’s unnatural as well.
So They will be doomed to fail one day.
#RecognizeGenderApartheid #ACrimeAgainstHumanity
#LetAfghanGirlsLearn
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Grateful for this thoughtful analysis and your courageous work everyday to lift up the voices/experiences of women and children in Afghanistan

دو زن فعال حقوق بشر به نمایندگی از زنان معترض افغانستان با اشتراک در کنفرانس تحت عنوان «مجمع بین‌المللی زنان، صلح و امنیت» در کشور کوسوو، مدال شجاعت ریاست‌جمهوری این کشور را دریافت کردند.

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