WUNRN
Afghan Women’s Writing Project – ORAL STORIES PROJECT
http://awwproject.org/our-writers/oral-stories-project/
Editor’s note:
AWWP writers in Afghanistan have begun collecting oral stories from women in
Afghanistan, in particular women who are illiterate and cannot write their
stories themselves. The women’s stories are recorded, transcribed, and
translated into English by our writers and then edited for publication.
TO ACCESS INDIVIDUAL STORIES, GO TO WEBSITE LINK - http://awwproject.org/our-writers/oral-stories-project/ & SCROLL DOWN TO STORY DESIRED & CLICK.
As an alternative, right click on specific story, and then click on Open Hyperlink.
Oral Stories
Project 7: Gender Violence (December 2014)
§ Help Raise Our
Voice, by Hamida as told to Leeda
§ Never Give Up,
by Bebe Gul as told to Humaira G.
§ I Give My
Daughters Happiness Now, by Korari as told to Sayara
§ Gender Violence
Is Increasing, by Sanobar as told to Sayara
§ A Girl Is Denied
Medical Treatment, by Sadiqa as told to Safia
§ The Nonsense
Talk Creates Violence, by Raihana as told to Leena
§ Two Wives,
by Shabana as told to Leena
Oral Stories
Project 8: Human Rights (February 2015)
§ I Am Just a Poor
Woman, by Mahtab as told to Humira
§ Thank You for
Listening to Our Voices, by Fatima as told to Tasala
§ A Woman’s Life
Is So Violent, by Goolsboshra as told to Fatima
§ A Brother
Kills, His Sisters Pay the Price, by Bibi Gul as told to Tasala
§ Human Rights
Provide All Opportunities to Men, by Parween as told to Humira
§ Raise Your Voice, by Aziza
as told to Sharifa
§ No Rights for
the Orphans, by Shaaperai as told to Humaira
§ Fear of Disgrace
and Tumult, by Hamida as told to Sharifa
§ It Starts with Us,
by Mizgan as told to Fatima
§ Equal Rights Is
Only a Slogan, by Maliha as told to Humaira
Oral Stories
Project 9: Our Daily Lives (April 2015)
§ Do Not Stay
Home: Go Out and Learn!, by Bibi Gul as told to Story
§ Happiness Is
Feeling Safe One Day, by Gol Makai as told to Humaira
§ An Illiterate
Maid Asks for Respect, by Karima as told to Zuhal
§ Washing and
Cleaning, by Sakina as told to Zakia
§ The Unequal
Divide of Illiteracy, by Shako Riya as told to Fatima M.
§ Taliban Did Not
Let Girls Go to School, by Sharifa as told to Zuhal
Oral Stories
Project 10: Women Under Burqa Talk About Women’s Rights (September 2015)
§ No Matter the
Age, Women Are Always Victims of Violence, by Fatima as told to
Majabeen
§ I Ask the
Government: Please Hear Our Voices, by Freba as told to Oranos and
Malalai
§ I Had a Dream of
Becoming Literate, by Hajera as told to Oranos and Malalai
§ My Brother Chose
My Husband for Me, by Khadija as told to Storay
§ A Baby Girl Is
Sometimes Thrown Away in a Box, by Malika as told to Storay
§ My Husband
Follows Taliban Rules in Our House, by Paikar as told to Manizha
§ The Teachers
Inspire Me to Let My Girls Learn, by Shaima as told to Oranos and
Malalai
§ I Regret Forcing
My Daughter to Marry at Sixteen, by Shajan as told to Majabeen
§ When I Go Outside I Wear the Blue Burqa, by Shukriya as told to Storay