| Description |
xiii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Table of contents for Women for Afghan women : shattering myths and claiming the future / edited by Sunita Mehta with assistance from Esther Hyneman [et al.]. -- Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog -- Information from electronic data provided by the publisher. May be incomplete or contain other coding. -- Afghanistan: Truth and Mythology - Foreword by Sima Wali -- Together, Centered in Community, We Take on the World - Introduction by Sunita Mehta and Homaira Mamoor -- Section One: The Lessons of History -- Women Have No Name in That Land - Poetry by Fevziye Rahzogar Barlas -- Afghan Women: An Allegory - Freshta Amirzada -- Looking Back, Looking Forward ? -- Section One Introduction by Eleanor Smeal -- Women and Equality in Islam - Sanaa Nadim -- The Zan of Afghanistan: A 35-Year Perspective on Women In Afghanistan - Arlene Lederman -- Excerpts From An Apostles Diary Liz Gould and Paul Fitzgerald -- The Kaleidoscope of Memory - Gloria Steinem -- The Mission of RAWA: Freedom, Democracy, Human Rights - Weeda Mansoor -- The Loya Jirgah or Grand Assembly Tradition in Afghanistan: Will the Formation of a Loya Jirgah Empower Women and Solve the Crisis in Afghanistan? - Sara Amiryar -- A Vision of Justice, A Vision of Equality, A Vision of Peace - Fahima Vorgetts -- The Role of Women in Afghanistan?s Economy - Halima Kazem -- Miss Afghanistan: A Story of a Nation - Zohra Yusuf Daoud -- History, Faces, Transplanted Lives - Photoessay by Lina Pallotta -- Section Two: Stories and Strategies for Claiming the Future -- In Mourning of My City -- Scream (Faryad) - Poetry by Atia Gaheez -- On Making Political Change - Section Two Introduction by Ruth Messinger -- The Role of the U.S. Women?s Movement in Supporting the Afghan Women?s Struggle: A Muslim Perspective - Riffat Hassan -- United Nations Activities for Afghanistan - Angela King -- Women are Opening Doors: Security Council Resolution 1325 in Afghanistan - Felicity Hill and Mikele Aboitiz -- I Hope This Letter Will Reach You - Irena Lieberman -- Afghanistan: A Public Health Disaster - Zohra Rasekh -- Two Identities, One Mission - Fariba Nawa -- Hope In Afghanistan - Masuda Sultan -- From Pawns to Principals: The Future of Afghan Women - Epilogue by Rina Amiri -- Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Women Afghanistan Social conditions, Women's rights Afghanistan |
| Summary |
This groundbreaking collection traces the history of women's rights and roles in Afghanistan over the past 30 years; it examines the current human rights crisis, and suggests realistic solutions for post-war Afghanistan |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-215) and index |
| Subject |
Women -- Afghanistan -- Social conditions.
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Women's rights -- Afghanistan.
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| Author |
Mehta, Sunita.
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| LC no. |
2003268375 |
| ISBN |
1403960526 |
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1403960178 paperback |
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