Afghan Women News Digest
The only newsletter that presents the realities of Afghan women’s lives as captured by local newspapers.
Hasina Jalal Wins 2014 N-Peace Award
Hasina Jalal, a founding member of the National Association of Afghanistan Civil Society and board member of Freedom Message Newspaper is one of the five young women in Asia who recently won the 2014 N-Peace Award. She was awarded recognitin in the category of Public Vote for Untold Stories-Women...
Equality for Afghan Women is Progress for All Afghans
Jalal Foundation extends a hand of solidarity to all women of the world in celebrating March 8 as the International Day of Women. Today, we celebrate the achievements of the past 12 years including the restoration of equal rights in the legal frameworks, adoption of protective measures against violence...
International Rural Women’s Day: Beyond Commemorations
Last week, the world commemorated again the International Rural Women’s Day to call attention to the need for action on the many issues that women in rural communities confront worldwide. The plight of rural women has improved little despite these annual commemorations. Concrete actions are needed globally and the...
ELIMINATING PREJUDICES IN SCHOOL CURRICULA AND MATERIALS
By: Dr. Massouda Jalal ( Founding President, Jalal Foundation and Former Minister of Women, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan)
Democracy, human rights and gender equality are the cornerstones of enduring peace and progress in Afghanistan. However, in such a context where peoples’ lives continue to hang in the balance of a...
A Challenge to PM Modi: Empowerment for women and peace for the region!
by Dr. Massouda Jalal // Former Minister of Women, Afghanistan
India deserves to be commended for demonstrating once again the strength of its democracy as it elected its 15th Prime Minister through absolute majority. Supported by the rising middle class and the business sector of his country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
A Call for Support to Stop the Further Deterioration of Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
WHEREAS, the fragile gains on Afghan women’s rights are being swiftly eroded as evidenced by the 28 percent increase in cases of VAW incidents as reported by the UN High Commission for Human Rights of UNAMA, the upsurge of heinous crimes against women, and the statement of UN Women...
PRESS RELEASE: In the wake of the cancellation of Doha talks: Afghan’s women must...
PRESS RELEASE:
In the wake of the cancellation of Doha talks: Afghan’s women must be respected
Last week, in a dramatic last minute turn-around, the Taliban announced the cancelling of its intra-Afghan dialogue and announced the recrudescence of violence through a ‘Spring Initiative’, whereas the Afghan authorities issued a statement accusing...
New Afghan criminal code legalizes complicity to domestic violence
Jalal Foundation and its network strongly condemn the adoption of the provision in the new Revised Criminal Code that prohibits relatives of accused criminals from serving as witnesses during investigations and trials. We are also deeply disappointed with the Parliament for playing deaf to the pleadings of women’s groups...
Employment Opportunities for Female Youth Population: Challenges and Opportunities in Afghanistan
by Dr. Massouda Jalal // Former Minister of Women, Afghanistan
EMPLOYMENT CHALLENGES FOR AFGHAN FEMALE YOUTH
Afghanistan is one of the countries with a very young population. Its youth population represents 40 percent of the total; and 68 percent of all Afghans are 25 years old and below. Female youths comprise nearly...