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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.>
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Malala Yousafzai, The Fighter for Free Education for All
Zan Times - February 10, 2026 by Dr. Amna Mehmood
{Education without borders: How Afghan Women are rebuilding knowledge outside institutions
On the International Day of Education for Women and Girls, education is often discussed in terms of access: Who is allowed to enter a classroom, who is denied schooling, who is excluded by law or policy? In the case of Afghanistan, this conversation has been both urgent and necessary. Yet after years of documenting exclusion, a more analytically demanding question now emerges: What happens to education when institutions no longer function,and who carries knowledge forward when formal systems collapse? Afghanistan represents one of the most extreme cases of territorial exclusion from education. Universities are closed to women and secondary schooling is suspended as the Taliban has systematically dismantled the institutional architecture of learning. But education itself has not disappeared. Instead, it has reconfigured, moving beyond classrooms, borders, and state permission. In this transformation, Afghan women are not merely preserving learning; they are actively rebuilding education as a transnational, distributed, and woman-led practice. This is not a story of survival. It is a story of academic labour, intellectual continuity, and the emergence of new educational forms that challenge long-held assumptions about where knowledge resides and who is authorized to produce it.} Read more at Source: https://zantimes.com/2026/02/10/education-without-borders-how-afghan-women-are-rebuilding-knowledge-outside-institutions/


Facing Livelihood Insecurity
Jinhagency - Womens News Agency - Feb 12, 2026
{More than 75% of Afghanistan’s Population Faces Severe Livelihood Insecurity
A new UNDP report reveals over 75% of Afghans face severe livelihood insecurity, highlighting the deepening economic and social crisis since the Taliban’s return to power.
News Center – Amid the economic and social crisis that has gripped Afghanistan since the Taliban’s return to power, poverty and deprivation are worsening at an alarming rate. Many families face daily struggles to secure food and healthcare, deepening the country’s humanitarian vulnerability and placing the future of Afghan society before serious challenges. In a report released yesterday, Wednesday, February 11, UNDP confirmed that more than three-quarters of Afghanistan’s population suffer from severe livelihood insecurity, highlighting the magnitude of the economic and social crisis that has intensified since the Taliban regained control. The report noted that living conditions are deteriorating rapidly and alarmingly, particularly among women and female-headed households, amid strict restrictions on education and employment opportunities. It explained that women’s participation in the labor market does not exceed 7%—one of the lowest rates globally. Meanwhile, 88% of female-headed households lack access to basic needs, including food, healthcare, education, and adequate housing. In practical terms, most of these families struggle daily to secure the minimum requirements for survival. The report emphasized that policies adopted by the Taliban since August 2021 include banning girls and women from pursuing higher education, as well as preventing them from working in many sectors, including civil society organizations and several international institutions. It further clarified that these measures have not only affected social and rights-related aspects but have also had significant economic consequences. They have reduced the size of the workforce and sharply increased poverty rates. The report warned that excluding women from education and employment threatens the future of entire generations and further weakens a national economy already suffering from frozen foreign assets, declining investments, and shrinking international aid. A report issued by the United Nations Security Council in late December 2025 stated that Taliban policies toward women result in annual economic losses exceeding one billion dollars, due to the exclusion of half the population from active participation in production and development. The report described the conditions of women and girls in Afghanistan as “dire,” noting that eight out of ten women are deprived of the right to education, employment, and vocational training, further deepening the country’s social and economic crisis.
According to observers, this reality reflects a vicious cycle of decline: lack of education reduces future employment opportunities; lack of employment exacerbates poverty; and poverty, in turn, limits access to essential services—intensifying the humanitarian crisis in a country where a large portion of the population depends on external assistance. The UNDP report stressed that addressing the crisis requires lifting restrictions imposed on women and reintegrating them into economic and educational life, considering this a fundamental condition for achieving any sustainable recovery. It also emphasized the need for continued international support, with a focus on the most vulnerable groups, particularly female-headed households. Afghanistan’s future remains tied to its ability to harness the full potential of its human resources. However, the continuation of current policies threatens further decline and places the country before development and humanitarian challenges that could persist for many years to come.} Source: https://jinhaagency.com/en/actual/more-than-75-of-afghanistan-s-population-faces-severe-livelihood-insecurity-38548?page=1

Zan Times - Feb 13, 2026 - by Hura Omar, Yalda Amini and Laila Zafari
{‘We pretend we’re married’: How Afghan couples navigate love under the Taliban
In Kabul, Marsal is planning her first Valentine’s Day as a 21-year-old engaged woman. But under Taliban rule, romance requires careful planning and fallback strategies. “I’ll take my seven-year-old niece with me,” she says, explaining how she will celebrate with her love. “If I wear proper hijab and she’s with us, maybe the vice and virtue police won’t bother us. We’ll say we’re husband and wife, and she’s our daughter.” She is referring to officials from the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, which is housed at the defunct Ministry of Women’s Affairs since the Taliban retook power in 2021. The ministry’s primary task is to scrutinize interactions between men and women, especially those suspected of being romantically involved. This feels suffocating for a generation that grew up enjoying some freedom: to study, choose their friends, sit together in public, or celebrate occasions like Valentine’s Day. The ministry has become a symbol of state intrusion into private life, particularly for women. On Valentine’s Day, its officers patrol Kabul’s streets, watch restaurant doors, and raid florists selling red roses. Ahead of this year’s Valentine’s Day, the Taliban’s vice and virtue police have shut down flower shops in western Kabul and assaulted shopkeepers for selling fresh flowers. Zan Times has obtained photos showing bruises on two men who were reportedly beaten by vice and virtue officials on Wednesday. Their alleged offence: selling flowers. In 2022, the first Valentine’s Day under Taliban rule, the displays of red balloons and flower bouquets in Pul-e-Surkh and Shahr-e-Naw neighbourhoods of Kabul didn’t last long. By midday, Taliban enforcers had swept through, smashing flower pots, tearing down decorations, and dispersing young people. Their message was clear: publicly expressions of love were  “un-Islamic” and forbidden. Norah remembers that day vividly. The 25-year-old had gone to a west Kabul restaurant with her boyfriend. “Two men in white cloaks came and stood in front of us, smiling,” she recalls. “‘Bravo, bravo,’ they said. Then one of them grabbed my boyfriend by the collar and pulled him up.” More men arrived from outside. A group of four dragged her boyfriend out of the restaurant, beat him, and threatened to arrest them both. “They wanted to take us to the police station. My boyfriend gave them all the money in his pocket so they’d let me go,” Norah says to Zan Times. “I ran to a car and went home. No one in my family knew I had gone out. If they had found out, my father and brothers would have beaten me too.” After that day, their relationship moved entirely online. They no longer risk going out.
Mursal and her fiancé rely on their phones. Engaged for five months through family arrangements, they’ve only met in person four times. They dream of taking photos together, walking freely, laughing in public – those once ordinary gestures of affection that now feel dangerous. “I wished our engagement period could have been more romantic,” Marsal says. “I think: What if the vice and virtue police catches us, and our parents find out? It would ruin our reputation and happiness.” It isn’t love itself that is forbidden; it is simply couples being seen together in public. On Valentine’s Day, any man and woman walking side-by-side become suspects. In 2023, Samira was feeling unwell and had left an underground English class when her cousin offered to accompany her home. The 21-year-old didn’t realise it was Valentine’s Day. “If I’d known, I wouldn’t have left the house. I had already struggled so much just to be allowed to study,” she recounts to Zan Times. A Taliban patrol stopped them. “Are you celebrating Valentine’s Day? How long have you been walking together?” Samira froze. Her cousin tried to explain they were simply going home. A Taliban enforcer slapped him, and both were forced into a vehicle and taken to a police station. There, officials accused her of “imitating the unbelievers.” Samira insisted she was sick and had no romantic relationship with her cousin. But Taliban enforcers phoned her father: “We caught your daughter with a boy on Valentine’s Day. Bring her ID so we can perform the marriage.” “I was speechless,” she says. “I knew my father’s heart broke when he heard those words.” Her father, brothers, and uncle came to the station. “My father said it might be a misunderstanding, but my uncle said I wasn’t suitable for his son,” Samira recalls. Despite that, the Taliban insisted on conducting a forced wedding. “Only my cousin and I knew there was no relationship between us,” she says. Samira begged her father to stop it, but he could not. Two years later, she lives with her husband and their six‑month‑old daughter. They are estranged from both families. “I haven’t been back to my father’s house in two years. My uncle’s family doesn’t treat me well. I often wish I had never left the house that day,” she says. “I’ve suffered from deep depression. My education, my work, and my future were all taken away. I live like a slave in a marriage I didn’t choose.” Only her husband, also caught in the same trap, listens. “He knows I did nothing wrong. He says he wants to take us abroad so our daughter’s fate doesn’t turn out like mine.” In Bamiyan province, on Valentine’s Day 2024, Taliban officials publicly flogged 13 men and women for “unlawful relationships” and “running away from home.” That day, 23-year-old Rakhshana wore a red dress as she left her Kabul home. Soon, she was stopped by Taliban enforcers. “Why are you out of the house? What kind of clothes are these?” they asked. She insisted she wasn’t celebrating Valentine’s Day, but was taken to a police station anyway. “They told me I must be going to meet a boy,” she says. Her family pleaded for her release. The Taliban refused until the family paid a 90,000 Afghani bribe. By 2025, most celebrations marking Valentine’s Day had moved indoors as young couples marked the day at home. Zahra, 25, and her fiancé had planned a special outing last year but decided against it after his friends warned them not to go out in public. During the Republic years, Valentine’s Day once offered a rare public space for affection. Afghan youth used to call radio stations to dedicate songs, share love messages on social media, and gather in restaurants and cafes. Now it is a test of how far one is willing to go for a few hours together. Love survives but quietly, in hiding. Smartphones preserve many relationships while secret social media groups circulate romantic stories under pseudonyms. “We will celebrate somehow,” Marsal says. “Even if it’s just at home.” Names have been changed to protect the identity of the interviewees and writer. Yalda Amini, Hura Omar, and Laila Zafari are the pseudonyms of journalists in Afghanistan.} Source: https://zantimes.com/2026/02/13/we-pretend-were-married-how-afghan-couples-navigate-love-under-the-taliban/


taliban guards
Amu - Feb 10, 2026 - by Parsa Katal
{Taliban ministry rejects UN report on rights abuses in Afghanistan
The Taliban-run Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice on Monday dismissed a new United Nations report documenting rights abuses in the country, calling its findings “baseless” and urging the public not to trust UN assessments. The ministry’s spokesperson said the report by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) contained misinformation and denied allegations of arbitrary arrests, violence or mistreatment of women and men. “The restrictions mentioned in the UNAMA report are propaganda and far from reality,” ministry spokesperson Saifuddin Khyber said. “All activities of the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue are carried out in accordance with Sharia and existing regulations. People should not believe unfounded and misleading reports, whether from UNAMA or other organizations.” UNAMA’s latest quarterly report said Taliban morality enforcers had arbitrarily detained at least 520 people over a three-month period and documented 50 cases of ill-treatment involving women and men. The report also cited a case in which a Taliban court ordered the arrest of a girl under the age of 18 for refusing a forced marriage; she remains in detention, according to the UN. Some women who said they had witnessed or experienced Taliban enforcement actions told local media that restrictions and pressure had not eased but were intensifying. “Taliban officials always deny violence against women,” said one Kabul resident who asked to be identified only by her first name for security reasons. “Every day life becomes harder. The UN report reflects reality, but the situation needs even deeper scrutiny.” The Taliban response comes as restrictions on women and girls remain in force, including bans on secondary and higher education, limits on employment, constraints on travel without a male guardian and restrictions on public participation. A recent report by the UN’s sanctions monitoring team said Taliban policies had effectively excluded nine out of ten women in Afghanistan from work, education and skills training, deepening what UN officials have described as one of the world’s most severe women’s rights crises. } Source: https://amu.tv/225579/

Amu - Feb 10, 2026 - by Milad Sayar
{Video of Afghan girl detained for wearing male clothing draws rights outcry
More than two decades after Afghan filmmaker Siddiq Barmak portrayed a girl forced to disguise herself as a boy under Taliban rule in his film Osama, a video circulating on social media has renewed scrutiny of the Taliban’s treatment of women and girls, showing what rights groups say is the forced confession of a young girl detained for wearing male clothing to earn a living. In the video, which has been widely shared online, the girl identifies herself as Noria, says she is 13 years old and originally from Ghor province, and explains that she wore men’s clothing because of severe poverty. She says she worked at a café in Helmand province after her father died, leaving her responsible for supporting her family. “I have no supporter except God,” the girl says in the footage. “This was out of necessity. No one does this willingly. My father has passed away.” The video appears to show a Taliban member questioning the girl. Amu TV could not independently verify the date, location or circumstances under which the video was recorded, but its circulation has sparked widespread condemnation from human rights activists, lawyers and social media users. The Taliban rejected claims that the incident was recent. Saif Khyber, a spokesperson for the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, said the video dated back four years and had already been addressed by authorities at the time. He said the footage was being misrepresented but provided no evidence to support the claim. Human rights groups said the case reflected broader patterns of abuse under Taliban rule, including arbitrary detention, forced confessions and public humiliation, particularly targeting women and girls. The Human Rights Activists Union said the filming and dissemination of the girl’s interrogation violated basic human rights standards. “This is a clear case of arbitrary detention and forced confession,” the group said in a statement, calling for the girl’s immediate and unconditional release and urging international organizations to document the case as a human rights violation. Ghulam Farooq Alim, a former prosecutor, said the incident amounted to multiple legal breaches. “The Taliban have violated child protection laws, the right to privacy and the fundamental principle of human dignity,” he said. The case has drawn comparisons to Osama, the 2003 film that depicted a young girl cutting her hair and dressing as a boy to support her family during the Taliban’s first period in power, when women were barred from work and education. Rights advocates say the similarities highlight how economic desperation and strict gender restrictions continue to force women and girls into dangerous choices. Since returning to power in 2021, the Taliban have imposed sweeping restrictions on women and girls, banning them from secondary schools and universities, severely limiting employment opportunities and enforcing strict dress codes and movement rules. The United Nations and international rights groups have described the measures as institutionalized discrimination and have warned of a deepening humanitarian and human rights crisis. The Taliban say they respect women’s rights in accordance with their interpretation of Islamic law and Afghan culture, a claim repeatedly rejected by international organizations and Afghan activists. } Source: https://amu.tv/225569/

Zan Times - Feb 9, 2026 - by Gardafarid Roshan-del
{Examining the Taliban’s scheme for the conversion of Ismailis in Afghanistan
As an Ismaili born and raised in Badakhshan, discrimination was not an episode in my life but its texture. Before university, the insults came only occasionally — an arrogant glance in the bazaar, a whispered slur in the village. Our Sunni neighbours always considered themselves a step above us, and why wouldn’t they? For decades, their places were protected by both written and unwritten state laws, which were aligned with Hanafi jurisprudence. Ismailis, as a community accustomed to surviving injustice, learned the rules of silence: Do not utter certain words, do not mention your sect in public, and do not voice forbidden beliefs. I was eight when my father taught me never to speak of my identity at school. Even when children my age hurled insults, I kept silent, terrified that my honesty could cost my father his freedom. He warned me: “I don’t want to hear you mention Ismaili and Sunni at school.” Those words became part of me. Even now, I respect his advice and the lesson he passed on for peaceful coexistence in an unequal world.
The weight of being asked to explain yourself
At university, the questions came quickly. “Aren’t you Tajik?” “Then why do you pray differently?” Within a week, I was forced to explain my identity as an Ismaili Tajik from Badakhshan. My roommate tried to accept it, but the discomfort was clear. After a full year of trust and laughter, another friend reacted instinctively when she learned I was Ismaili: “Astaghfirullah! Don’t say that. You’re such a good, righteous, Muslim girl.” I laughed, unsure whether to feel flattered or insulted. To those shaped by madrasa indoctrination, “Ismaili” is synonymous with heretic, infidel and someone of lesser moral worth. This narrative is centuries old and extends from Abdur Rahman Khan to the mujahedeen era. We have endured the taunts and the prejudice though no one who believes in human equality ever fully accepts such treatment as normal. Whether we wanted to or not, we were always expected to explain ourselves, to justify our beliefs, to speak on behalf of an entire sect. Meanwhile, others walked freely without ever having to account for who they were. Despite its shortcomings, the republic gave us legal equality. I relied on a constitution that guaranteed freedom of religion. For the first time, I could speak openly, study freely, work without fear, and build relationships that transcended sectarian lines.
That freedom is now gone.
Questions raised by the Taliban’s new initiative
We now face a new Taliban directive, which is an incentive plan for those who convert to the Hanafi sect. It forces a discussion of some fundamental questions:
· Why should anyone convert?
· What purpose does this serve?
· What message hides behind this decree?
· Are those who “voluntarily” convert safe from persecution?
Over the last four years, Badakhshan has witnessed horrific and mysterious killings. None have been investigated. The victims were often Ismaili religious figures, social workers, or educated community members. Given the Taliban’s suffocating surveillance, how is it that no culprit or motive has ever been identified?
This directive is the answer the victims’ families have been searching for. Officially, the Taliban calls members ofall sects to be their “brothers.” In practice, their message to us is simple: “Be grateful you are alive.” This decree is the final nail in the coffin of an equal Ismaili presence in Afghanistan. Its unwritten message is unmistakable: If you do not convert, consider your survival a privilege.} Source: https://zantimes.com/2026/02/09/examining-the-talibans-scheme-for-the-conversion-of-ismailis-in-afghanistan/

Amu - Feb 8, 2026 by Siyar Sirat
{UNAMA says 14 former security personnel killed in Afghanistan in three months
Former members of Afghanistan’s army under the republic government. Photo: Former defense ministry.
At least 14 members of Afghanistan’s former security forces were killed between October and December last year, while dozens more were arbitrarily detained or tortured, the United Nations said, highlighting continued human rights violations under Taliban rule despite pledges of a general amnesty. In its latest quarterly report released Sunday, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said it documented at least 28 cases of arbitrary arrest and detention and at least seven cases of torture or ill-treatment of former government officials and former members of the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF) during the three-month period. UNAMA said some of those targeted had recently returned to the country from Iran and Pakistan. In one incident on Dec. 9, two men with links to the former government were shot dead by unknown assailants in Parwan province after returning from Iran. One had worked for the former interior ministry, while the other was a relative of a former deputy police chief, the report said. The Taliban, who seized power in August 2021, have repeatedly said they granted a general amnesty to former officials and security personnel. However, UNAMA and international rights groups have continued to document killings, detentions and abuse of people linked to the former government.
Public executions and corporal punishment
The report said Taliban authorities continued to carry out public executions and corporal punishment during the reporting period. On Oct. 16, a man convicted of murder was publicly executed in a sports stadium in Badghis province, while on Dec. 2 another man convicted of killing 13 members of a single family was executed in a stadium in Khost province. In both cases, a family member of the victims carried out the execution by gunshot, UNAMA said, noting that one of the executioners was reportedly under 18. These brought the total number of judicially sanctioned public executions since the Taliban takeover to 12, according to the UN. UNAMA also documented judicial corporal punishment against at least 287 people, including 30 women, three boys and one girl. Punishments included public floggings, often alongside prison sentences. In one case in Zabul province, 19 people were flogged publicly after being convicted of offences including theft, adultery and same-sex relations.
Restrictions on media and expression
The UN said restrictions on freedom of expression intensified, particularly for media outlets. Several television stations were ordered to stop broadcasting images of humans or animals, while Shamshad Television in Kabul was temporarily shut down in October without explanation. In Khost province, officials from Taliban departments stopped appearing in video interviews with journalists from December, further limiting public access to information.
Morality enforcement
UNAMA said the Taliban’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice continued to enforce morality rules aggressively. Between October and December, the UN recorded at least 520 arbitrary arrests and detentions and 50 cases of ill-treatment linked to enforcement of rules on beards, dress codes, music and prayer attendance. In Nangarhar province, officials burned at least 657 musical instruments confiscated during inspections as part of a ban on music, the report said.
Women’s rights
The UN said restrictions on women and girls remained severe. Since early September, Afghan women, including UN staff, have been barred from entering UN premises nationwide. By the end of December, 115 days had passed without Afghan women being allowed access to UN offices, UNAMA said. Women and girls remained banned from higher education and medical training, and women were excluded from national medical graduation exams held in November. In Herat, Taliban officials enforced strict dress requirements, at times preventing women without full coverings from accessing hospitals, markets and public transport.
UNAMA also documented restrictions on women’s freedom of movement, including preventing women from entering markets, exercising outdoors or travelling without a male guardian.
Gender-based violence and detention
The report recorded multiple cases of gender-based violence, including forced marriages, despite Taliban decrees prohibiting such practices. In one case, a girl under 18 was detained after refusing a forced marriage and remained in custody, UNAMA said. While Taliban authorities announced amnesties and sentence reductions for thousands of prisoners, UNAMA said arrests continued to outpace releases. The prison population stood at between 30,000 and 32,000 people as of early November. UNAMA said it would continue monitoring the human rights situation, warning that ongoing abuses – particularly against former security personnel, women and the media – continued to undermine accountability and protections in Afghanistan.} Source: https://amu.tv/225250/

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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