WUNRN
Afghan Women's Writing Project
Kabul: Madina is 35 and a mother of seven
children. She regrets that she cannot read nor write. She believes that
every voter should think carefully and honestly about the person they vote
for.
I want to vote in order to make a bright
future for my children because my vote is for the selection of a new
president for this country.
I did not participate in the last election
because my husband did not allow me to vote. He understands now that women
have the right to vote and select their president, the same as men, so he
allowed me to get a voting card.
I want to see new changes in Afghanistan but
these changes must be realistic. I am tired of hearing explosions and
suicide attacks in nice Kabul. It is time to stop them and the
new president must have a good strategy to fight with anti-government
elements.
Today I am very disappointed that I cannot
read and write, and this happened to me because the Taliban closed our
schools and insecurity deprived me from going to school. Now we feel the
same insecurity and I cannot go out without having my husband accompany me. I
fear that a suicide attack could happen and if I am a female out by
myself, who would help me? Someone from my family should be with me.
I hope the new president will think about
women’s rights and consider women as equal to men in society. And there
should be an increasing number of literacy courses and
educational facilities for our children. Education is important to improve
our lives.
I can tell you the name of some of the
candidates that have good programs in their plans: Dr. Abdullah Abdullah,
Dr. Ashraf Ghani, and Abdul Rab Rasul Sayaf.
We feel fear that the Taliban regime will come
again to rule. We women really do not like them, because they close all
doors to the women.
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