Mom. Executive Director @Rawadari_org. Visiting Scholar @WolfsonCollege. Former Chairperson @AfghanistanIHRC. RT ≠ Endorsement. Tweets are personal.
Mar 7, 2022 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
On eve of 8th March, I am feeling incredible sadness & exhaustion. While the global solidarity for gender equality is a source of inspiration, I feel exhausted by the ongoing weight of patriarchy in all our countries & cultures. It is exhausting to be a woman in this world.
It is incredibly draining to be a woman from the global south & a woman from Afghanistan. My sisters in Afghan women’s movement have spent their lives fighting on multiple fronts, sometimes starting with misogyny in our own homes. #Afghanistan
Aug 17, 2021 • 7 tweets • 1 min read
Some ideas on support to Afghanistan: 1) Airport security, clear messaging and coordination. Airport needs to be secured, not just for evacuation of foreigners but with a view to medium, long term to also mediate the current rush that is causing suffering, indignity
Messaging and coordination is so important. People at high risk are stuck in Kabul while reports about plane leaving almost empty. Not acceptable. Irresponsible withdrawal is followed by messy evacuation leading to tragedy. The US & others can do better
Aug 16, 2021 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
این روزها تلخ ترین و سخت ترین روزهای ۲۰ سال گذشته برای ساکنان کابل است. زمین سخت و آسمان دور، مردم احساس از یاد رفته گی، وحشت اسارت دارند. در هر وضعیتی حفظ جان و حریم خصوصی شهروندان مهم است. حالا که نیروهای طالبان وارد شهر شده اند، باید مسئولیت حفظ جان شهروندان را به عهده گیرند
مقامات و کارمندان حکومت، منسوبان نظامی که حالا مشمول جنگ نیستند، خبرنگاران، فعالان زن، مدافعان حقوق بشر، قاضیان و ثارنوالان، افرادی که با نیروهای خارجی کار کرده اند، همه در ترس به سر می برند چون با آنکه غیر نظامی اند این گروه ها قبلا مورد حمله طالبان قرار گرفته اند.
Jun 12, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
A month ago, armed men walked to maternity ward of a hospital in Kabul & shot at new mothers & pregnant women. The tragedy sent me to a dark place of hopelessness & triggered anger & grief that I had experienced n countless attacks on civilians be4
War & mental health, a thread
We often don't think/talk about the mental health implications of d current conflict. Life must go on. Majority of Afghans don't have the option to pause & grief. For those of us who can afford 2 take a step back & grieve, escape has become a coping mechanism.
