Today is #DayOfMemory
A bittersweet day to remember those we have lost to so called “honour” killings.
4 years ago today, for the first time I talked about the Banaz I knew and loved, not just her tragic death but her dreams, her hobbies and her sweet personality. 💜
@RoshanaMN I met some nurses from LA whilst travelling and they told me they are making 200k a year! They were mortified when I told them about our junior doctors salaries 🙃
Afghanistan is the ONLY country in the world where millions of girls are BANNED from going to school or university.
This artwork had been sent to me by a young woman, who used to be an Art teacher at a secondary school.
Today, she is locked up at home — alone and heartbroken.
Rojhelat came to the world’s attention with #JinJiyanAzadî, while Başûrê Kurdistan produces this.
A young woman, dressed in normal attire, was taunted, beaten by a crowd of young men for attending a race show earlier today.
Protests are sweeping Iran & women are burning their hijabs after the death last week of Mahsa Amini, following her arrest by the “morality police”. Human rights groups say at least 8 have been killed. Last night, I planned to ask President Raisi about all this and much more. 1/7
Devastated and heart broken by the death of #MahsaAmin
ALL girls and women should be able to choose what they wear, that’s including the hijab. It must be a choice.
I stand in solidarity with my sisters in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan & anywhere patriarchal oppression rules.
Can we please stop comparing how much attention one story gets in comparison to another and just raise awareness?!! Stop bringing up the death of another woman because it got more attention in the media. This is traumatising for the families involved!!