The Farkhunda Scholarship Founded by AMEWYS for girls and women who face violence in their communities. BACKGROUND Farkhunda was a courageous young Afghan woman with a degree in Sharia Law who was brutally murdered by a Kabul mob after pointing out how the Koran was being misinterpreted. Within minutes of being falsely accused by a […]
10-year-old Afghan rape victim could face honor killing
A 10-year-old Afghan girl who was raped by a mullah in northern Afghanistan is at the risk of honor killing. According to reports, the family of the young rape victim is under the pressure by village elders, who are insisting to kill the girl because “she had brought shame to them.” The girl was reportedly […]