“In Afghanistan, women were and are victims of the war ... as well as teaching art and English at a secondary school. “Through art, I try to highlight issues regarding Afghanistan and ...

Both are producing art that reflects not just the challenges women face in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, but also the courage and resilience they show in the face of these difficulties. For instance ...

Today’s Afghanistan has been defined by the post ... Black paint was smeared on posters of women’s images on a barbershop window I passed and advertisement posters with women’s images ...

They share their artwork and messages of solidarity and hope, and they want to reach girls and women inside Afghanistan whose access to the creative world and art have been cut off due to the ...

Munisa, 32, a women’s rights activist who fled Afghanistan “These restrictions ... a fluorescent light and a poster depicting proper hand washing technique. But to the dozens of high-school ...

Afghanistan is the only country in the world where girls and women are barred from education ... huge billboards and posters on shop windows order them to cover their hair, faces and their bodies ...

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Peirce, who has a doctorate in Islamic art, says ... be the recipient of this extraordinary piece.” And in Afghanistan, the women carpet weavers are making a statement to reconcile the ...

Through intimate conversations with women and girls across Afghanistan, we document the profound human ... and sometimes she earns income by selling her handicrafts and art. Her story reflects the ...

The kids aren’t students there, but rather participants of Cville Tulips, a community engagement project that provides art, English and health classes for refugee women and children in the ...

"Art is really important for the world ... international pressure can help make life more bearable for women and girls living in Afghanistan. "I think that the world could do more, and put ...