Zarifa Ghafari, winner of International Women's Rights award, defies Taliban

Apr 09, 2022

Washington [US], April 9 : Zarifa Ghafari, the winner of the International Women's Rights award and one of Afghanistan's first woman Mayors of Maidan...

Kashmir's 'Coded Poet': 60-year-old Sufi creates unique language to preserve inspiring poetry

Apr 30, 2023

In the quiet and scenic district of Bandipora in northern Kashmir, a 60-year-old Sufi poet has carved out a unique niche in the world...

Afghanistan: Rights group calls for release of jailed women rights defenders

Nov 14, 2022

On November 4, the Taliban detained women human rights defenders Zarifa Yaqoobi and her colleagues during a press conference announcing the formation of the...

Rights activist asks Taliban to reopen girls' schools

Apr 13, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], April 13 : Women's rights activist Zarifa Ghafari called on the Taliban to reopen all girls' schools and asked the world leaders...

Former Afghan mayor may settle in Switzerland

Sep 23, 2021

Geneva [Switzerland], September 23 : One of Afghanistan's first woman mayors, Zarifa Ghafari could settle in Switzerland, according to local media, which said that...

Former Afghan Mayor says Pakistan behind Taliban seizing control in Afghanistan; urges to unitedly raise voice against terrorism

Aug 24, 2021

New Delhi [India], August 25 : Zarifa Ghafari, a former Afghan mayor on Tuesday said that Pakistan has a significant role behind the Taliban...