For 3 years, the Taliban have showed us exactly who they are: misogynists who oppress girls and women. Their new laws banning Afghan women from speaking in public only further extend their system of gender apartheid. theguardian.com/global-develop… Their regime does not exist in a vacuum. The world has emboldened them by offering platitudes and sympathy to Afghan women and girls without taking action to hold the Taliban to account. The ban on girls’ education past grade six seems to have been accepted by many as the new reality.

Still buzzing after the amazing conversations I had last week with Muska, Sana and Somaya and their classmates at Harrow High School @HarrowHighSch 💞
harrowonline.org/2024/07/14/nob… I wanted to spend my 27th birthday raising awareness of the situation girls are facing in Afghanistan, who live under the Taliban’s brutal regime of gender apartheid, deprived of their basic rights and banned from going to school past grade six.

I’m horrified to see the bombing of al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza and unequivocally condemn it. I urge the Israeli government to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza and reiterate the call for a ceasefire. I am directing $300K to three charities helping Palestinian people under attack. Below are links to the organisations if you wish to join me in donating.

When I was younger, adults would ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up. At first, I would say a doctor. Then prime minister. Then, I just focused on getting into university & deciding what to study. Today, like a lot of young people, I’m not sure what my career path will be. But I know that I can make that choice for myself and that’s what I want for all young women.

This week leading up to International Women's Day, I want to celebrate girls' ambitions & share what young women around the world are saying about their dream careers. #IWD2020👇

In the last week, I’ve spent time speaking with people living and working in #Kashmir - journalists, human rights lawyers and students. I wanted to hear directly from girls living in Kashmir right now. It took a lot of work from a lot of people to get their stories because of the communications blackout. Kashmiris are cut off from the world and unable to make their voices heard. #LetKashmirSpeak

Yesterday I visited Capitol Hill in Washington to talk to members of Congress about girls' education. [THREAD] First stop: I asked @PatrickLeahy to work w colleagues to keep $800mn in the budget for ed. He said girls' education is a bipartisan issue.