July 24, 2019 KABUL CITY The intra-Afghan meeting among the representatives of government, civil society, women, media and Taliban was held in Doha city, capital of Qatar. Women journalists and media workers are concerned about no guarantee given for preserving their legal and reporting achievements. But the government assures, “Freedom of expression, support for media […]
Afghan Women Break Taboos to Report Their Stories
In Afghanistan, media coverage of women’s issues is often left to foreigners and men. But a new journalism program is giving Afghan women the skills and connections to tell their own stories to the world writes Wadia Samadi. While working in Kabul as a senior correspondent for Reuters, Amie Ferris-Rotman noticed a problem with the way […]
Training opportunity for female journalists
Afghanistan needs female journalists to tell the story of their country, says Amie Ferris-Rotman, the founder of SaharSpeaks, a group that is about to launch training for female Afghan reporters in Kabul. (*Follow Sahar Speaks! on Twitter: @Sahar_Speaks ) Sahar means “dawn” in Dari. It’s also a very common woman’s name. I liked the duality […]