Women

Armanshahr Foundation and Roya Film House, headed by Guissou Jahangiri and Roya Sadat respectively, organised “The First International Women’s Film Festival-Herat” at the ancient citadel of Herat, 7-9 March 2013, marking 8 March, the International Women’s Day. More than 1500 people attended. The Festival Secretariat had received 100 films from 20 countries, out of which 10 films from Afghanistan and 25 films from other countries were screened. Several filmmakers from Afghanistan, Iran, Tajikistan and India were guests of the Festival.

No one knows who killed Islam Bibi. The 37-year old police lieutenant, the most senior female officer in southern Afghanistan’s dangerous Helmand province, was riding a motorcycle to work in early July with her son-in-law, when she was shot and killed.

Armanshahr’s 104th Goftegu public debate – a bridge between the elite and the citizens – marking Woman’s Day, was held in collaboration with the French Institute in Afghanistan and Roya Film House in the hall of Esteqlal School on 4th March 2013. The meeting, attended by nearly 100 people, was addressed by Mr Nooreddin Alawi (sociologist), Ms Homeira Ghaderi (writer and women’s rights activist), Ms Sahar Motallebi(women’s rights activist), Ms Diana Saqeb (filmmaker and women’s rights activist), and Mr Khodadad Besharat (executive director of Afghanistan Human Rights and Democracy Organisation).

The 98th Goftegu public debate (7th year), a bridge between the elite and the citizens, of Armanshahr Foundation, entitled “Political Violence against Women in War and Peace” was organised in Kabul, on 15 November 2012. The speakers were: Ms. Masouda Karokhi (Parliamentarian), Professor Reza Hosseini (Specialised in women’s affairs). Moderator of the meeting was Jawad Darwaziyan. The speakers discussed such issues as violence against women, the Constitution, Peace Council and women’s participation. The Armanshahr title “Justice for women, in war and peace” was also distributed.

The 86th (6th year) Goftegu, a bridge between the elite and the citizens, of Armanshahr Foundation, marketing 8 March, women’s day, was held in cooperation with the French Cultural Institute of Kabul in the Institute on 11 March 2012 with the title of “Present and future of women in Afghanistan: challenges in safeguarding rights.” Most participants were women.

Speakers: Lucia Direnberger (Researcher and PhD student at l’Université de Paris VII), Mazari Safa (ex-Vice minister of Women’s social affairs), Mohammad Aslam Jawadi (Director of Sociology department of Kateb University)

On the occasion of International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women and the distribution of the new Armanshahr publication “Justice for Women in War and Peace”:

On the occasion of International Women’s Day Armanshahr Foundation, Roya Film House in collaboration with the French Institute of Afghanistan and Kaboora Production are pleased to invite you to the 70th (year V) public event GOFTEGU

Afghanistan Women’s 50% Campaign was established through the initiative of Armanshahr Foundation, National Union of Women of Afghanistan and Afghanistan Women’s Political Participation Committee on the eve of the Presidential Election in 2009 to campaign for demands of women.

Dream of Women of Afghanistan was the title of the 47th Goftegu (4th year) public debate, a bridge between the elite and the citizens, of Armanshahr Foundation.