A music ban encouraged by Muslim fundamentalists in Pakistan and Afghanistan leaves no room for free artistic expression. Despite this setback, both nations push for new musical programs.
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This week: an interview with Southern Weekend’s former editor, Burma held its first-ever international literary festival, and the state of media in Pakistan.
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In the wake of the Taliban’s attack on 14 year old Malala Yusufzai, Bina Shah revisits a collection of Taliban poetry.
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In this week’s Pakistan Unveiled author Bina Shah reflects on the death of Pakistani women’s rights activist Farida Afridi. The founder of SAWERA, a women-led human rights NGO in Pakistan’s tribal belt, is suspected to have been killed by Taliban militants.
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The following article was reprinted from Gandhara, a blog dedicated to Afghanistan and Pakistan written by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) journalists from Radio Mashaal (Pakistan), Radio Azadi (Afghanistan), the RFE Central Newsroom, and other services. …
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Afghan Women’s Writing Project (AWWP) allows Afghan women a forum to express and record their experiences in poems, essays and commentary without “the filter of their men and media.”
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Cartoonists at Risk and Their Defenders
Sampsonia Way presents Cartoonists Rights Network International, a cartoon-focused human rights organization, along with several of its affiliates and their work. READ
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