

"With all these problems we continue..."
While some women in Afghanistan are attending universities, they consistently face threats and severe restrictions. I am in contact with...
Gali Weiss
May 19, 2022

Breakthroughs that Are Questionable
Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP Many of the women I'm in touch with have been waiting to continue their studies. Girls are still restricted...
Gali Weiss
May 2, 2022


You took My Country, Don't Take My Lessons
The statement in this photo – "You took my country, don't take away my lessons" – is on a placard held by a girl demonstrating in Kabul...
Gali Weiss
Mar 29, 2022


"Pessimism is a luxury"
Pessimism is a luxury. But for people living in Afghanistan, that is never an option. Maintaining the will to thrive amid yet another...
Gali Weiss
Mar 6, 2022

No Silence
Another powerful image of resistance from a woman in Afghanistan. (Social Media post, reproduced from Rukhshana Media) While women can't...
Gali Weiss
Mar 6, 2022


Words and Beyond
I received this powerful expression from a woman in Afghanistan. though she signed it, I removed her name for security.
Gali Weiss
Mar 6, 2022


Where are They?
I have discovered Rukhshana Media, an Afghan women's media organisation created in November 2020 in memory of Rukhshana, a young woman...
Gali Weiss
Feb 7, 2022
Update to Yesterday's Taliban Raid
The Age online news reported this morning on the Taliban raid on the home of activist Tamana Zaryabi Paryani, referring to the video...
Gali Weiss
Jan 21, 2022


Video Evidence of Taliban Raid on Woman Protester
Another terrifying video has come to light evidencing the persecution of women in Afghanistan today, this time from a BBC Persian News...
Gali Weiss
Jan 20, 2022


The Murder of a Woman and two Girls
Yesterday, January 16, 2022, the Taliban terrorist group shot a woman and two young girls in front of dozens of people, near the Passport...
Gali Weiss
Jan 17, 2022


Children's voices - Street Interviews (part 2)
SH, U's friend, continues to interview children in the streets. SH: What is your name? Child 1: Abdul Kabir. SH: What are you doing Abdul...
Gali Weiss
Jan 16, 2022


In Memory of Women
Zainab Abdullahi, pictured above, had studied economics and was employed by the previous government of Afghanistan. She was killed last...
Gali Weiss
Jan 14, 2022


The Latest Rules
These photos are stills from a video posted on Afghan Facebook https://fb.watch/anH2PPEjpe/ The video shows a Taliban man telling a taxi...
Gali Weiss
Jan 11, 2022


Winter Living on the Streets for Women and Children
Under the Taliban rule, it doesn’t matter that women and young girls are begging on their own in the streets, or doing hard roadside...
Gali Weiss
Jan 9, 2022


Children on the Streets of Afghanistan
Afghan children are starting to help their families by begging and collecting rubbish from the streets. U's friend, SH, interviewed some...
Gali Weiss
Dec 19, 2021


The Value of Bread
U keeps me updated with what's happening in her homeland. She knows I still want to know. While here in Australia I have to search online...
Gali Weiss
Dec 14, 2021


The Disappearance of Navid
U told me of a young man, Navid Ahmad in Helmand province, who recently criticised the Taliban and paid the price for doing so. "Young...
Gali Weiss
Dec 6, 2021


Desperate Struggle For Food
The desperation to feed their families is driving many people in Afghanistan to do things they would never have done before. This photo...
Gali Weiss
Nov 9, 2021


Poverty and its Consequences
I had heard of underaged girls being married to middle aged men well before the latest Taliban takeover. However, the details in the...
Gali Weiss
Oct 31, 2021

Flight to Safety
I've been having text conversations daily with musician H over the past few weeks. On Sunday, I sensed something positive was happening...
Gali Weiss
Oct 4, 2021