Editor Selection
Iran: Two Ahwazi Arab men risk imminent execution
Egypt: 529 death sentences against Morsy supporters in conclusion of an unfair trial
Hengama Anwari: “10 years is only a drop in the ocean that is the process of changing a society”
Hengama Anwari is a Commissioner on the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission and the founder of the Women and Children’s Legal Research Foundation.
Wednesday 26 March 2014Mujib Mehrdad: “My sisters are no different to my brothers”
Mujib Mehrdad is a Professor at Al-Biruni University, a writer, and a poet. He is the director of Porsesh [Question] magazine.
Tuesday 25 March 2014Horia Mosadiq: “He said he would kill me if he ever saw me going to school again”
Horia Mosadiq is the Amnesty International researcher on Afghanistan. She was a child growing up in Herat province when the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979. Soon after the fall of Dr Najibullah’s government, she was forced to leave Afghanistan.
Monday 24 March 2014Abdul Hafiz Mansoor: “I assure you the Taliban will never return”
Abdul Hafiz Mansoor has been a Member of Parliament for several years. He fought against the Soviets when he was 16 & later, against the Taliban. He obtained a MA in political science, writing his dissertation on the obstacles to development in Afghanistan.
Friday 21 March 2014Armanshahr Human Rights & Civil Society newsletter – issue 61 year VI
Armanshahr Human Rights & Civil Society newsletter – issue 61 year VI
Thursday 20 March 2014NEW ARMANSHAHR PUBLICATION: Nowruznameh of Omar Khayyam
Nowruznameh – epistle of Nowruz – the writing of which is attributed to Omar Khayyam, the celebrated Persian-speaking poet, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher, has been published in Afghanistan based on the text corrected by Mojtaba Minovi.
Thursday 20 March 2014Suraya Popal: “They stole his sister, not his car”
Suraya Popal is a senior researcher and President of the Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan.
Thursday 20 March 2014Abdul Qayyum Sajjadi: “It is difficult to leave the tribal, misogynist and monopolist approach behind”
Abdul Qayyum Sajjadi is a scholar and politician, serving as the Member of Parliament for Ghazni province since 2005. He migrated to Iran following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Wednesday 19 March 2014