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 When one hurts or kills a women
one hurts or kills hummanity and is an antrocitie.
Gino d'Artali
and: My mother (1931-1997) always said to me <Mi figlio, non esistono notizie <vecchie> perche puoi imparare qualcosa da qualsiasi notizia.> Translated: <My son, there is no such thing as so called 'old' news because you can learn something from any news.>
Gianna d'.Artali

NEWSFLASH: The demissionary government of the Netherlands has decided to evict Afghanistan refugee women
back reasoning that if they will accept and adjust to the talibans regime of oppression no harm will be their faith!!!

The world’s moral failure to prevent violence against Afghan women
Zan Times - Dec 3, 2025 - by Omid Sharafat
{The world’s moral failure to prevent violence against Afghan women
As the world marks November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Afghan women have endured the worst forms of violence under the Taliban regime for more than four years. It appears that governments and institutions claiming to defend human rights, along with women’s rights advocates, have suffered a profound moral failure in the face of what is happening to women in Afghanistan. Although the international community — with the exception of Russia — has not formally recognized the Taliban’s rule, in practice they continue to engage with the group as the de facto authorities. The ongoing political and diplomatic interaction between regional and global powers and the Taliban, the expansion of Taliban control over Afghanistan’s foreign missions, and the growing number of official visits and meetings with Taliban representatives have emboldened the group to commit widespread human rights violations, particularly acts of violence against women. Over the past four years, the Taliban have issued hundreds of restrictive decrees targeting women and girls — banning them from education, employment, sports, travel, and even walking outside their homes freely — effectively erasing them from every sphere of public life. In addition, numerous reports have documented forced marriages, sexual assault, torture, and killings carried out by Taliban fighters and officials.
Yet the international community has taken no meaningful or effective action to stop these abuses. Why November 25 was chosen as the international day for the elimination of violence against Women Since 1980, women’s rights activists have marked November 25 as a day of resistance against gender-based violence. The commemoration centres on honouring the three Mirabal sisters, who were brutally murdered in 1960 by the dictator of the Dominican Republic. Their assassination became the symbolic foundation of this global campaign. On December 20, 1993, through Resolution 48/104, the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, creating an international framework for eradicating violence against women worldwide. In a complementary step on February 7, 2000, the General Assembly officially designated November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women by adopting Resolution 54/134. With this designation, the United Nations called on governments, international bodies, and civil society organizations to join efforts each year on this day, coordinating activities aimed at raising awareness and advancing the fight to end violence against women.
The gap between rhetoric and reality
The international community, including countries in the region, seems trapped in a contradiction between what it proclaims and what it actually does in its engagement with the Taliban. In public statements, governments consistently condition recognition of the Taliban and deeper engagement on the formation of an inclusive government and respect for the rights of women and minorities. But in practice, women’s rights have become a marginal, almost symbolic issue.
Governments, guided by realist policies, prioritize their national interests when dealing with the Taliban. Understanding this reality, the Taliban have shown no willingness to respect women’s rights, nor is there any sign they intend to do so in the future. This widening gap between declared positions and actual policies carries its own consequences for both states and the international community:
The consequences of the international community’s stated positions
The international community’s rhetorical and public positions have at least generated global sympathy and solidarity with Afghan women. In this environment, several meaningful initiatives have emerged, and continue to emerge, in support of Afghan women’s rights. These efforts can be summarized in several key areas:
Supporting online education and expanding scholarship opportunities for Afghan women and girls.
Providing platforms for activists and survivors of Taliban violence to speak in international forums and institutions.
Supporting the organization of people’s tribunals that seek accountability for Taliban abuses.
Backing conferences, gatherings, and protests organized by Afghan women.
Imposing sanctions and issuing arrest warrants against some Taliban leaders.
The consequences of the international community’s actual policies
The practical behavior and real-world engagement of the international community with the Taliban send a very different message — one that suggests human rights and women’s rights are largely symbolic concerns, while national interests in security, economics, and politics take precedence. Based on this reality, the following can be identified as key consequences of the world’s actual approach toward the Taliban:
Failure to prioritize women’s rights in negotiations with the Taliban.
No suspension of aid, deals, or cooperation conditioned on respect for women’s rights.
Reducing support for Afghan women to symbolic civic gestures lacking enforcement or meaningful follow-up.
Continuation, deepening, and expansion of violations of women’s rights, along with increased gender-based violence against Afghan women by the Taliban.
Rendering global observances — such as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women — largely symbolic and ineffective.
Therefore, it is clear that any change in the Taliban’s treatment of women depends on the international community’s practical policies toward the group, not its stated or rhetorical positions. The logical consequence of this gap between words and actions is twofold:
On one hand, Afghan women remain defenseless against the Taliban’s escalating violence; on the other, humanitarian and human rights slogans become hollow and devoid of meaning.
Ultimately, the moral failure of the international community toward the women of Afghanistan is unmistakable—and the reputational damage for governments and institutions that claim to defend human rights and women’s rights is both profound and shameful.
Omid Sharafat is the pseudonym of a former university professor in Kabul and a researcher of international relations.} https://zantimes.com/2025/12/03/the-worlds-moral-failure-to-prevent-violence-against-afghan-women/

Jinhagency - Womens News Agency - Dec 4, 2025
{Taliban Reports 10 Afghans Killed by Iranian Border Forces
Afghanistan’s Taliban government says at least 10 Afghan citizens were killed in a shooting by Iranian border forces, with two others missing. Nasim Badri, spokesman for the Taliban’s central command in Farah province, announced the deaths in a statement posted on X. He said the individuals were attempting to illegally enter Iran through the Abunasr Farahi border crossing. The statement did not specify when the shooting occurred. Iran has previously warned it would deal harshly with those attempting to cross its borders illegally. Similar reports of Iranian border guards shooting Afghan citizens in border areas have emerged in recent months. Since a 12-day war between Iran and Israel in June, Iranian authorities have deported tens of thousands of Afghans from the country. The Third Committee of the U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution last month criticizing Iran’s treatment of Afghan refugees. The resolution condemned Iran for revoking temporary legal protections for Afghan refugees, threatening their basic rights, particularly those of women and girls, increasing restrictions on access to basic services for undocumented Afghans, and the widespread deportation of more than 1.65 million Afghan nationals.} Source: https://iranwire.com/en/news/146740-taliban-reports-10-afghans-killed-by-iranian-border-forces/


The Taliban forced our marriage
Zan Times - Dec 1, 2025 - by Porshang
{The Taliban forced our marriage inside a police station
Three years ago, on an ordinary afternoon, my maternal cousin, a year older than me and studying in Kabul, came to meet me outside my madrasa and offered to walk me home. We were both happy to see each other, unaware that this would be the last time we met as cousins. For the “crime” of talking and walking together, the Taliban arrested us. By nightfall, our marriage had been forced upon us inside a police station, and we were sent to my aunt’s house as bride and groom. We were lost in conversation when a harsh voice froze us in place. I turned to see several armed Talibs, dressed in mismatched military clothes, white turbans, whips in hand, standing behind us. One of them asked who the boy was. “My cousin,” I answered. “Are you married to him?” he demanded. I was so terrified I could not lie. They ordered us into their vehicle. My cousin pleaded, insisting we had done nothing wrong, and I cried, but they would not let us go. At the station, after endless questioning, they summoned our families. Seeing my uncle at the police station is a memory I cannot erase. The Taliban told our relatives that we must be married immediately, and if they refused, they would marry me to one of their fighters. “This girl has come of age,” they said. “She must marry.” My uncle had raised me and my sister, and I loved him like a father. But that day he did not look at me. He believed I had dishonoured the family. I cried and begged them not to force the marriage, to at least let us be engaged for a few years. No one listened. That night, still in my school clothes and a chadari my future father-in-law threw over my head, I became a bride at gunpoint. There was no wedding dress, no ceremony, no companion beside me. Nothing that makes a girl feel like a bride. My new father-in-law dragged us home with insults, and my uncle left me with curses.
I am 18 years old and the mother of two small children now. I was three and a half when my father died in a traffic accident. My mother became a widow at 24, and my uncle took in my sister and me despite barely being able to feed his own family of eight. Before we could learn to live with the loss of our father, cruel customs also took our mother from us. Because she and my uncle were not mahram, my maternal grandfather forced her to return to his home, leaving us behind. When I was five, he married her off again. After that, my biggest dream was to go to school, study hard, and become a doctor. I wanted to fill the emptiness of my childhood with education. I worked tirelessly and studied until ninth grade. But when the Taliban returned to power, like thousands of other girls, I was confined to my home. When our province fell, we fled to Kabul. I searched everywhere for a way to continue my studies, but aside from religious schools, there was nothing for girls. Since I could read the Qur’an, I enrolled in a madrasa to pursue religious studies. My mother’s family had cut ties with us after her remarriage. The only place I ever saw any of them was my grandfather’s house. That day, seeing my cousin on the road felt like a small happiness, a chance to ask about my mother’s family. I did not know how quickly that moment would turn into catastrophe. At my aunt’s house, now also my mother-in-law, I was expected to bake bread in the scorching tandoor. I had no skill. One day, after burning the bread, she slapped me and said, “Marriage isn’t easy.” She, too, resented having a daughter-in-law brought into her home without choice or ceremony. Three years have now passed since that forced marriage. I have a son and a daughter, born one year apart. They, too, are victims of a marriage neither parent wanted and neither was ready for. We are still too young to understand how to be proper parents; we argue and fight over everything. My mind is constantly trapped in the memories of my losses. My husband, robbed of his own childhood, often says he wishes he had never seen me on that road. I am trapped in a life with no escape and no strength left to endure it. The dream of studying, saving myself, helping my sister, and building a life with my mother has turned into something forever out of reach.
While writing from Iran, Porshang (pseudonym), a freelance writer, recorded the story of one of her relatives in Afghanistan.} Source: https://zantimes.com/2025/12/01/the-taliban-forced-our-marriage-inside-a-police-station/

Jinhagency - Nov 29, 2025
{UN: communication blackout has deprived Afghan woman of their basic rights.
The UN Department of Women’s Affairs issued a report revealing that the disruption of phone and internet services in Afghanistan has severely affected women’s lives, depriving them of essential access to support, income, education, and communication
News Center — Afghan Women Face Increased Challenges Amid Communication Blackout
Women in Afghanistan are facing growing challenges following the disruption of internet and communication services, which has deprived them of education, income, and support, deepened their isolation, and directly affected their daily lives. The Regional Office of the United Nations Women’s Agency in Asia and the Pacific announced on Friday, November 28, a report revealing that the Taliban in Afghanistan had cut internet and communication services for 48 hours, between September 29 and October 1. The report explained that this shutdown heightened feelings of fear and isolation, contributed to the spread of misinformation, and had severe impacts on women’s lives, depriving them of access to support, income, education, and communication. Specifically, the report highlighted the disruptions caused to humanitarian programs and the provision of basic necessities, noting that the large-scale outage of phone and internet networks also disabled the only national hotline providing services to victims of gender-based violence. The Regional Office of UN Women stressed the importance of strengthening institutional preparedness and rapid response in Afghanistan, warning that such widespread outages severely affect women’s lives and the implementation of support programs. The United Nations emphasized that digital access for women is an essential necessity and a protection mechanism, not a luxury, calling for greater support for women in Afghanistan during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign.} Video - Source: https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/un-communication-blackout-has-deprived-afghan-woman-of-their-basic-rights-38052

Earlier stories


memorial for Nadia Anjuman
Zan Times - Nov 28, 2025 - by Khadija Haidary
{The comfort of men never disturbed by the women they have killed
A Facebook page called Poetry Club posted a memorial for Nadia Anjuman on November 5. In its introduction, it claimed she had “ended her life through suicide.” This is the third time I have read someone describe Anjuman’s death as “self-inflicted.” I clearly remember sitting in front of the television when I was 12 years old and hearing the reporter say, “The young poet Nadia Anjuman was killed by her husband.” I felt that a thoughtful, gifted woman had been tortured to death by a man — beaten with fists and blows to her head. Later, as Nadia’s death became widely discussed in Afghanistan, I watched many TV programs about her. Again and again, my 12-year-old self wondered, “Why did her husband kill her?” Once, a friend invoked Nadia’s name to warn a woman who was trapped in a marriage to a violent husband. She said, “Being killed by a husband is not so unlikely — we all remember Nadia Anjuman.” I also heard that Nadia’s husband still holds the same job, working as the librarian at Herat University. I found myself thinking about how stories change shape over time, how even the bare facts a society once witnessed can be twisted — especially when the story is about a woman. Society bends her truth, rewrites her end, and, for the death of a poet killed by her husband, it now writes, “self-inflicted death.” This year, Saborullah Siasang wrote about the translation of Nadia Anjuman’s poems on Facebook on November 3. Three women — Arya Aber, Maria Omar, and Diana Artarian — had translated her two poetry collections into English and published them together in a book titled Smoke Drifts. In her introduction to the book, Siasang mentioned the circumstances of Nadia’s death: how one night in November 2005, a man brought a woman’s body to the hospital and said, “I only slapped and punched her once. She had a heart problem — she also swallowed poison.” Under his post, friends, acquaintances, and many others left comments mourning the early death of Nadia Anjuman. Among the commenters was Nadia’s husband, a man named Farid Majidnia. He wrote that the account of her death was false. He insisted that the world was lying and that only he, as the living witness, could tell the “true” story of how Nadia Anjuman died. An American by the name of Diana Artarian had been collecting the poems of women killed by domestic violence. Arya Aber said she had been searching for a woman poet who resembled her own journey — and found Nadia, who had her bones fractured by her husband after publishing her first poetry collection. I watched silently as all these people spoke of Nadia’s pain, her beatings, her breaking, and her killing. And yet her husband stood tall in the comments section, declaring, “You are all wrong.” That Facebook post stayed with me for days. I began thinking about Nadia and the countless women whose lives have been taken by a husband’s fist. Ten years ago, my mother attended the funeral of a woman. She told me, “Her husband hit her only once — she died herself!” At the funeral, people felt sorry not for the dead woman, but for the husband, sorry that “one blow” had killed his wife and left his children without their mother. The case was never prosecuted. Aside from a few tears from the woman’s mother and sister, the matter faded away. There are many video and print reports on Nadia’s death, including some that summarize the prosecutor’s investigation. All emphasize that the husband was responsible. But he was released from prison after only three weeks and returned to his university position. When a man working in a supposedly educated space can be cleared of blame for his wife’s death, and people still listen to him attempt to justify himself (“she had a heart condition; she took poison”), what can we expect from the remote villages of the same country? When the government, the university, the media, and society operate in the interests of men, then a woman’s death will never lead to justice. In a patriarchal society like Afghanistan, now ruled by one of the most misogynist regimes in the world, the killing of women by husbands or male relatives is routinely disguised as “poisoning,” “heart problems,” “heart attack,” “stroke,” or even “possession by spirits.” The latest example was just three weeks ago: the death of a 17-year-old young bride named Farkhunda. Her killing was not mysterious, yet once her death made the news, Taliban Kabul police spokesperson Khalid Zadran wrote that she had died of a stroke. We contacted many sources and heard every excuse: heart attack, stroke, poison, sleeping pills, and most recently, demonic possession. No one spoke in Farkhunda’s defence. It was as if she were just a young girl with no friends to demand the truth, or as if she had left behind no notebook of poems to document the suffering of her two-month marriage. Afghanistan has plunged into the depths of patriarchy. Here, no one stands up for women, not society, not the state, and not the law. Even men accused of killing their wives feel confident enough to accuse those same wives of swallowing drugs or poison. But who was the one beside her? Who forced the pills into her hand? Who slammed her head against the wall until she “chose” poison? Where in this country is the shelter, the courtroom, or the safe space where a woman can speak, tell the truth, and claim her rights? As we confront the reality that Afghanistan has no such space for women where they can recount their pain or even mourn it, we understand why women die quiet deaths, loud deaths, and why even the stories of their deaths are reversed and rewritten. On several Facebook posts, I noticed men warning each other not to “inflame” the issue of Farkhunda’s death, with one saying, “God forbid her husband becomes distressed, or harmed, or pushed to suicide.” It was just like how Nadia’s husband was never removed from his university post, lest his feelings be hurt. In Afghanistan, no one thinks about Nadia or Farkhunda, or about how their lives were extinguished under fists, kicks, strangulation, humiliation, and suppression. The society, the government, and the people join hands to protect the men, ensuring that the comfort of these men is never disturbed by the women they have killed.
Khadija Haidary is a Zan Times journalist and editor.} Source: https://zantimes.com/2025/11/28/the-comfort-of-men-never-disturbed-by-the-women-they-have-killed/


Two young Afghan women sit down in pain and suffering
Zan Times - Nov 27, 2025 - by Raihana
{‘Sister, I’m dying..help me!’ How ‘family honour’ condemns women to pain and suffering
I want to tell the story of my sister, Sakina. She is 31, two years younger than me. About nine years ago, we became brides at the same wedding ceremony on the same day. I married my cousin, while Sakina married a young man from our village. My life with my husband began with peace and happiness. I became pregnant during the first year of our marriage, and today I’m the mother of four children. But from the very first days of her marriage, Sakina’s life was one of  pain, which has never ended. After Sakina gave birth to her first child, her husband stopped coming home. He was addicted to drugs and spent most nights outside. One night we were told that he had collapsed by an irrigation ditch after taking drugs and died. Sakina decided she would never remarry, choosing instead to devote her life to raising her only child. But her in-laws constantly threatened her, insisting she had to marry her late husband’s older brother, a man who already had a wife and seven children. They said they would never allow their son’s “honour” to be married to a stranger or allowed to leave their home. Sakina resisted and repeatedly told them she would never accept such a marriage. For two full years, she endured beatings, pressure, and psychological torment. Eventually, pressured by unending force and coercion, she married her husband’s older brother. Sakina’s suffering only deepened during her second marriage. Her mother-in-law and co-wife constantly found excuses to beat her, usually in concert with her husband. My sister has become frail and withered. When she was four months pregnant, her co-wife and mother-in-law tried to make her miscarry. They even went to a mullah to ask him to use spells and charms to cause a miscarriage. One day, while Sakina was preparing lunch, her co-wife started a fight, accusing her of being late with the food and saying everyone was hungry. She made a scene and lied, shouting that Sakina had insulted her: “I’m not your servant — you just want free food!” After this performance, Sakina’s husband, mother-in-law, and co-wife attacked her together. They beat her so severely that she could neither stand nor speak. With a trembling voice, she called me: “Sister, I’m dying … help me.” I rushed to her house where I found her drenched in blood, her entire body bruised black and blue.} Source: https://zantimes.com/2025/11/27/sister-im-dying-help-me-how-family-honour-condemns-women-to-pain-and-suffering/

Jinhagency - Nov 29, 2025
{UN: communication blackout has deprived Afghan woman of their basic rights.
The UN Department of Women’s Affairs issued a report revealing that the disruption of phone and internet services in Afghanistan has severely affected women’s lives, depriving them of essential access to support, income, education, and communication
News Center — Afghan Women Face Increased Challenges Amid Communication Blackout
Women in Afghanistan are facing growing challenges following the disruption of internet and communication services, which has deprived them of education, income, and support, deepened their isolation, and directly affected their daily lives. The Regional Office of the United Nations Women’s Agency in Asia and the Pacific announced on Friday, November 28, a report revealing that the Taliban in Afghanistan had cut internet and communication services for 48 hours, between September 29 and October 1. The report explained that this shutdown heightened feelings of fear and isolation, contributed to the spread of misinformation, and had severe impacts on women’s lives, depriving them of access to support, income, education, and communication. Specifically, the report highlighted the disruptions caused to humanitarian programs and the provision of basic necessities, noting that the large-scale outage of phone and internet networks also disabled the only national hotline providing services to victims of gender-based violence. The Regional Office of UN Women stressed the importance of strengthening institutional preparedness and rapid response in Afghanistan, warning that such widespread outages severely affect women’s lives and the implementation of support programs. The United Nations emphasized that digital access for women is an essential necessity and a protection mechanism, not a luxury, calling for greater support for women in Afghanistan during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign.} Video - Source: https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/un-communication-blackout-has-deprived-afghan-woman-of-their-basic-rights-38052

Iranwire - Nov 20, 2025
{French Court Sentences 8 to Prison in Deaths of 7 Afghan Migrants in Channel Crossing
A French court sentenced eight men, ages 23 to 45, to prison terms of three to 15 years for their roles in the deaths of seven Afghan migrants in the English Channel in 2023. Two Iraqi men, both 45, received the longest sentences. The judge said they showed “no signs of remorse.” Six Afghans and one Sudanese man were convicted of involuntary manslaughter and facilitating illegal entry. The boat carrying 67 migrants capsized in August 2023 after its engine failed. Six bodies were recovered that day. A seventh body was later found on the Dutch coast. Sixty people were rescued. Investigators said the boat was not designed for the crossing and that few passengers had life jackets. One Sudanese defendant was acquitted after proving he was a victim, not part of the smuggling network.
His lawyer said he can now apply for asylum in France. The Channel crossing between northern France and Britain is one of the world’s deadliest migration routes. Dozens die annually, including Iranians. Paris and London have increased security cooperation to combat smuggling networks, but tens of thousands continue attempting the crossing in unsafe boats.} Video - Source: https://iranwire.com/en/news/146442-french-court-sentences-8-to-prison-in-deaths-of-7-afghan-migrants-in-channel-crossing/

Malala Yousafzai and father Ziauddin Yousafzai
Zan Times - Nov 10, 2025 - by Ziauddin Yousafzai
{Letter from Ziauddin Yousafzai, co-founder of Malala Fund, for Afghan men
To Afghan fathers and brothers,
I have been where you are now. I was once a father watching helplessly as the Taliban tried to erase my daughter’s future. In 2008, they took over our town in Swat Valley and forbade our girls from going to school. My daughter, Malala, risked her life to speak out against this injustice. Over the last four years, your daughters and sisters have been fighting for their dreams and ambitions — learning in secret, expressing themselves through poetry and art, resisting in every way they can. And I have seen your courage too: male students walking out of their classrooms in protest as their female classmates were barred from learning, fathers risking everything to make sure their daughters can continue their education, families and communities opening their homes to support underground schools. You know that every girl deserves an education, and your bravery and love are keeping hope alive.
As Muslim men — whether in safety or in struggle — we are called by our faith to stand with girls and women in defending their right to learn, to work and to move freely. Education is not a Western idea; it is a sacred duty. The Prophet (peace be upon him) taught us that seeking knowledge is an obligation for every Muslim — man and woman alike. Our own history affirms this: Khadija, a successful businesswoman, and Aisha, one of the greatest scholars of Islam, each embodied the power of learning guided by faith. I know these are difficult and dangerous times. To stay silent in the face of injustice can feel safer, but it is to turn away from our faith’s legacy. Speaking against the Taliban’s gender apartheid regime is frightening, but remaining silent is far more terrifying because nothing will change on its own. To speak out is both a father’s duty and a believer’s duty to protect the dignity and future of our daughters. To every brave Afghan father and brother helping girls learn: I salute your courage. Never give up hope, and remember you are not alone. Malala Fund will continue standing with and supporting you. Until Afghanistan is free from gender apartheid, every home must become a secret school, every kitchen a classroom, every living room a place of resistance. You can shift cultural expectations and behaviours in your homes and show that valuing girls’ education is a mark of integrity and strength. You can create an environment where learning is protected, even when the world outside is hostile:
●      Teach reading, math or other skills at home. Even basic lessons, practiced consistently, help girls continue their education.
●      Share resources: Use phones and the internet (where possible) to download books, podcasts or educational videos. Organisations like Begum Organization, Education Bridge for Afghanistan and LEARN Afghan provide courses through radio, satellite television and online.
●      Encourage study circles: Brothers can quietly gather cousins, sisters or neighbours to read and study together, providing companionship and safety.
●      Model respect: Men should praise and encourage girls’ learning, showing boys that supporting their sisters’ education is honourable.
●      Create time and space: Brothers and fathers can take on household chores so girls have time to study.
●      Keep hope alive: Words of encouragement strengthen girls’ resilience in the face of oppression.
Remember that the Taliban can take away girls’ schools, jobs and public spaces, but they cannot take what lives in your heart and mind, nor the knowledge you choose to pass on. Your courage at home today strengthens the fight for girls and women’s freedom everywhere.
In solidarity,
Ziauddin Yousafzai, co-founder of Malala Fund} Source: https://zantimes.com/2025/11/10/letter-from-ziauddin-yousafzai-co-founder-of-malala-fund-for-zan-times/

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