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We are volunteers based in Australia, providing free educational resources and opportunities to marginalised people in Afghanistan. Whilst we primarily focus on women, this collective is dedicated to all those marginalised and oppressed. We run this initiative completely independently.
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Painting by Hella H
New Publication!
New Publication!
Five years of digital correspondence from Afghan Women (Fall of Kabul Anniversay publication, 2026)
An anthology of blog posts AMPLIFY Afghan women has had the privilege of receiving and publishing over the five years of gender apartheid in Afghanistan since the Fall of Kabul in 2021.
"The anniversary of the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul is undoubtedly a date of mourning. We mourn for the childhoods, the friendships, the experiences, the learning, the community, the sense of safety, the connection to country and culture, the independence, and the human rights that have been stolen from Afghan women and girls. But we also wish to celebrate and share their creativity, passion, intelligence, and perseverance.
Every single piece we have published is worthy of being celebrated and platformed. In their writing, they remind us of the power of education, the importance of community and sisterhood, the resilience of women and girls, the potential impact of the individual, and the consequences of inaction. The volume of pieces available is a testament to the devastating need for more attention to be focused on Afghan women and girls, and the need for more opportunities to be made available for them to share their experiences, expertise, stories, talents, and dreams. We hope you enjoy the pieces that we have selected. However, we also hope you do not stop reading at this short selection. You may find your own favourite amongst the hundreds of publications available."
Blog posts
Blog posts
If you are interested in publishing an article on this blog, please email us via amplifyafghanwomen@gmail.com. Submissions must include English.
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Another August
Poem by Z.H
Painting by Katerina Semenika
Writings From EmpowerHer | Part 6
Writing by Mahtab EB, Malika H, Razia H, and Nadia S
Mursal’s Voice for Change |
Column 8
The Celebration I Could Only Watch Through a Screen
Written by Mursal Q
Image by Mélissa Cornet
Who is she?
Shukrana A
Sayed Al-Shuhada School Bombing May 8th 2021
Written by Jawahir M
The Same Sky, Different Worlds
Written by Moska A
The Silent Generation That Was Never Silenced
Written by Sorarya M
Photo from Weaveravel
Mursal’s Voice for Change |
Column 7
Afghanistan: A Land Waiting to Breathe Again
Written by Mursal Q
Invisible Roots: How Afghan Girls Have Dug Deep to Rise Above Educational Walls
By Maria A
Butterflies in Digital Cocoons: Online Education as a Lifeline for Afghan Girls’ Mental Health
By Maria A
Photo from Sky News
The Sky is no Longer Safe
Poem by Deba
The Wall That Once Spoke
Written and painted by Guljan M
Photo from Sanaullah Seiam/AFP
Between tears and dreams: My journey forward
Written by Nadia S
Photo from Malala Fund
No One Left Behind
Written by Deba A
Photo from Getty Images
Isn't five years of slavery enough?
Written by Madina F
Hidden suns
Written by Neda F
Photo from AFP via Getty Images
Mursal’s Voice for Change |
Column 6
Faces of Strength: The Hidden Sorrows Behind Their Smiles
Written by Mursal Q
Painting by Fatima Wojohat
My Voice, My Dreams, My Futures
Written by Niloofar M
Photo from James Roh
Ramadan in Darkness: A Table Waiting for Your Laughter
Written by Rahilla F
Photo from Sajjed Hussain, Getty Images
Islam and Feminism: Reclaiming a Misunderstood Narrative
Written by Sosan G
Photo from UN Women Australia
Education as Resistance: Afghan Girls struggling for their fundamental Rights
Written by Deba
Perfume of Resistance
Written by Z.H
Photo from Kabul Now
The black time
Written by Yasamin A
Photo from UNICEF
Mursal’s Voice for Change |
Column 5
Feminism in the Words of an Afghan Girl
By Mursal Q
Art by Shamsia Hasani
Why is writing a powerful way to protest?
Written by Zainab H
Art by Shamsia Hasani
Me and a Memory
Written by Zainab H
A Girl Made of Hope
Written by S.R.
Painting by Elmarie K
The Bird Who Learned to Sing Without Sound
Writen by Fazanin R
We are students...
Written by Qudsia M
Dancing Towards Destiny
Written by Fatima N
Photo by Jon Gambrell
Deafening Silence
By Forough G and Mozghan R
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Written by Zainab H
A Reflection on Video Journalism
Written by Qudsia M
The Role of International Law in Addressing Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan
By Nargis P
Writings From EmpowerHer | Part 4
Hope Always Her Helper
By Kawsar K
Writings From EmpowerHer | Part 4
If the Taliban Didn’t Exist
By Arifa A
Writings From EmpowerHer | Part 4
“My Dream World”
By Zahra A
Writings From EmpowerHer | Part 4
“My Dream World”
By Asia R
Photo from AFP
A good future is coming
By Malalai F
Kite Runner’s Afghanistan
By Qudsia M
From Kabul to the World | Column 6
Afghan People and the Fragile Hope of U.S. Refugee Policies
By Malalai F
Photo from The Guardian
Still I Dream: The Story of a Girl Who Refused to Break
By Samana R
A poem by Zainab H
Photo from the BBC
Three nights and days in the embrace of silence.
By Madina F
Internet Count Down
Writted by 'Frough'
Photo from Reuters
Mursal’s Voice for Change | Column 4
Afghanistan’s Dark Future in the Silence of Its Daughters
By Mursal Q
Photo from Wikimedia
A Girl Who Believed Only in Herself; She Fought and Cried in Silence
By Zahra A
Photo from AFP
How Video Journalism Opened a New Window of Possibility for Me
By Freshta E
Photo from the New York Times
If You Are Not Like Hazrat Muhammad and Hazrat Ali, Do Not Expect Women to Be Like Bibi Khadija and Bibi Fatima
By Zahra A
Photo from The Guardian
Afghanistan Is Silent, but Its Voices Are Still Alive in Our Hearts
By Saleha H
Photo from ABC News
Mursal’s Voice for Change | Column 3
Two Days of Fear and Silence; Afghanistan’s Internet Shutdown
By Mursal Q
He Chooses Daughters over Traditions; A Lesson from My Father
By Mursal Q
Photo from UNESCO
Mursal’s Voice for Change | Column 2
Education for Afghan Girls: From a Right to an Unreachable Dream
By Mursal Q
A Glimpse into My World
By Qudsia M
Mursal’s Voice for Change | Column 1
' From Pen to Power; Afghan Girls Rising at Twenty'
By Mursal Q
From Me to the World
By Qudsia M
From Kabul to the World | Column 5
By Shagofa S
Poem: We are still alive
By Nilab H
Rethinking Success: The Unseen Strength of Afghan Women
By Zahra A
Writings From EmpowerHer | Part 3
By Farzana A, Sohaila S, Zarghona N, and Asma H
Photo from Reuters
What I went through during the two days of internet and telecommunication shutdown
By Soman R
Four years
By Setayesh K
Girls in the heart of Asia
Written by Murwarid
From Kabul to the World | Column 4
By Shogofa S
From Kabul to the World | Column 3
Afghanistan’s Earthquake Tragedy
By Shogofa S
Writings From EmpowerHer | Part 2
Poems by Farkhunda
By Farkhunda A
Vegetable Soup
By Z.H
They Took Our Schools, But Not Our Dreams
Written by Armaghan E
Writings From EmpowerHer | Part 1
Daddy's strong girl
By Rukhsara H
Report on Afghans in Iran
By Rohksar
From Kabul to the World | Column 2
By Shogofa S
Afghan women are learning to code
Written by Isabelle and Arezo S
From Kabul to the World | Column 1
By Shogofa S
An Article for International Women's Day
Written by Mariam A
Afghan Girls Deprived Of Going To School.
Written by Shaiysta and Nilofar
Their Guns and my Art Plate
Written by Hadia
If You Break Me, A Thousand Versions of Me Will Rise
By Naiela H
Between Two Borders
Written by Shogofa S
The Dire Plight of Afghan Women Under Taliban Rule: A Grim Reality of Oppression and Exclusion
Written by Nilab
Afghan women struggle for sustainable mental health
Written by H. Hidai
A Conflict Between Mind and Heart: The reason why I don’t want to be stopped here
Written by A. Sultani
Hope for survival
Written by S. Abedi
How Afghan Women Can Shape the Future: Toward Peace, Power, and Possibility
By Neda S
The end of the last happiness
of Afghan girls
Written by Shaiysta
Sharp Sword of Culture in the Head of Afghan Women
Written by Sowieba
Afghan women and America
Written by various Afghan women
An Education: From Fundamental Right to Impractical Dream
Written by A. Sultani
Women’s Rights in Islam
Written by Sonam
Afghan Youth, the Ongoing Victims of Political Transformations
Written by Sowieba
Period: a Simple Biological Truth, yet Still Burdened by Shame and Silence
By Mursal Q
We note that we are volunteer run and any financial support we receive has been sourced through small, inconsistent donations. We run all our services for free but that means we don't tend to have access to any money, and are an education organisation and are unable to provide personal funding given we do not have the money to do so.
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