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Noorjahan Akbar

Noorjahan Akbar

Why and How Afghans in the Diaspora Must Stand in Solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter

Why we must stand with #BlackLivesMatter: We’re witnessing a historic moment and as a community of color, we must stand in solidarity with…

Aug 7, 2020

Why and How Afghans in the Diaspora Must Stand in Solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter

Aug 7, 2020

Noorjahan Akbar

is this burnout?

Sorry for interrupting your love day with my sad day. I couldn’t sleep last night as my heart raced and anxiety washed over me. I wrote…

Feb 14, 2019

is this burnout?

Feb 14, 2019

Noorjahan Akbar

Ending 2017 on a good note

From Free Women Writers’ last newsletter in 2017

Dec 15, 2017

Ending 2017 on a good note

Dec 15, 2017

Noorjahan Akbar

Will a Young Student’s Suicide Change Kabul University?

Update: Nearly a month has passed and nothing has changed despite Zahra’s family moving to Kabul to advocate and local activists following…

Dec 15, 2017

Will a Young Student’s Suicide Change Kabul University?

Dec 15, 2017

Noorjahan Akbar

You Are not Alone, a Booklet for Afghan Women Facing Violence

I’m beyond excited to share Free Women Writers’ latest book with all of you! Huge thanks to my colleague Maryam Laly for co-writing and my…

Aug 2, 2017

You Are not Alone, a Booklet for Afghan Women Facing Violence

Aug 2, 2017

Noorjahan Akbar

Afghanistan’s Mission to the United Nations Has a Serious Sexism Problem

This week, Mohammad Yama Aini, an Afghan diplomat with the Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations physically assaulted his…

Jul 25, 2017

Afghanistan’s Mission to the United Nations Has a Serious Sexism Problem

Jul 25, 2017

Noorjahan Akbar

Dear Foreign Aid Workers in Afghanistan

I arrived Kabul yesterday. I am here for work and to spend Eid with my family, something I haven’t been able to do for years because U.S…

Jun 26, 2017

Dear Foreign Aid Workers in Afghanistan

Jun 26, 2017

Noorjahan Akbar

Batul Moradi, A Survivor Inspiring Afghan Women with Her Words

I met Batul Moradi years ago when she moved to Afghanistan in search of a new life after spending decades as a refugee in Iran. Her…

Jun 19, 2017

Batul Moradi, A Survivor Inspiring Afghan Women with Her Words

Jun 19, 2017

Noorjahan Akbar

The New Uniform for School Girls in Afghanistan Is a Total Disaster

After months of deliberation and using the country’s funds to pay staff, the Ministry of Education of Afghanistan just released the design…

Mar 15, 2017

The New Uniform for School Girls in Afghanistan Is a Total Disaster

Mar 15, 2017

Noorjahan Akbar

Queen of Katwe: Teaching our small girls to dream big

I recently watched Queen of Katwe. I don’t remember any other occasion when I’ve left the theatre feeling this inspired, uplifted and…

Oct 26, 2016

Queen of Katwe: Teaching our small girls to dream big

Oct 26, 2016

Noorjahan Akbar

Noorjahan Akbar

I drink green tea. I write about gender. I travel when I have $$. Alum of @AmericanU, @DickinsonCol & @GeorgeSchool. Read my stuff on freewomenwriters.org.

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