A Tale of Survival in the Thornland
At this moment, amidst these challenging times, I realize that I'll forever treasure the memory of a significant day—one that...
At this moment, amidst these challenging times, I realize that I'll forever treasure the memory of a significant day—one that...
On the day they were taking Ayerokh away, It was raining stones. People attributed it to a hailstorm, but it...
On my way to the university, clad in a long black robe that reached my ankles, a black chador, a...
Shafiqa Mohammadi, a talented Savate athlete from Afghanistan, was a young woman who, amidst the suffocating constraints of the Taliban,...
My eyes have been locked on a gate, not rightfully mine, yearning for a day when the wind might bring...
I am a survivor, fighting for the right to work, study, live freely, and be happy. I'm a girl who,...
Since the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, I have been fighting alongside a group of women against this terrorist and misogynistic...
As the sun, heavy with sorrow, ascends over Kabul's Dasht-e Barchi, it illuminates a night that had devoured the lives...
The female students have been unable to attend school for more than a year and a half. Now, the university...
On Wednesday, December 21st, 2022, I logged in to my Facebook account and scanned the topics. Among the topics, there...
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Join Lynne O’Donnell for 8AM’s podcast series, Insights.
Lynne talks with generals, diplomats, soldiers, journalists, politicians, activists, people who have front row seats for conflicts around the world, and citizens with a story to tell, happy or sad. For this first series, Afghanistan is the focus. Lynne and her guests talk about the collapse of the republic in August, 2021, and the impact since — for the people of Afghanistan, for the security of the region, for the safety of the world. It’s important, interesting and insightful.
Controlling the Narrative
Lynne O’Donnell talks with Mina Sharif, author, activist, women’s rights campaigner, educator and mentor. They discuss who controls the narrative and who speaks for Afghanistan’s people when the Taliban appear to have seized control not only of the country but of the message, too.
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