STATEMENT The solution to the conflict in Afghanistan should be reached through peaceful means. We, the women of Afghanistan, therefore, wholeheartedly support peace talks between all parties to the conflict. However, any peace deal that excludes a firm guarantee of our rights, that we have won through hard fought gains to access and exercise in […]
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Afghan Women’s Orchestra Somerville Residency In just a few days Somerville will be host to Ensemble Zohra, the first-ever all-female orchestra of Afghanistan. Led by Dr. Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey Junior Research Fellow at Somerville and the Associate Conductor of the Orchestra of St John’s, the project will see 23 young Afghan women aged 12-18 in residence at Somerville sharing […]
Afghanistan – Women will not be victims of peace.
Words: SALLY ARMSTRONG . Pictures: PETER BREGG With the prospect of U.S. troops withdrawing, Afghan women are seeking reassurance that the Taliban won’t bring back the bad old days. It’s been 18 years since the Taliban were overthrown in Afghanistan. These Grade 2 students at Kabul’s Fatima tul Zahra school are too young to remember […]