“By writing about the people she knew—primarily other members of Jewish Warsaw’s intellectual community—Rokhl Auerbach memorializes an entire lost world.” —@ruth_franklin on the first complete translation of Auerbach’s Warsaw Testament https://t.co/zONpAh0Dha
🧵A writer's published work should not be yanked from circulation because it sparks public outcry or sharp disagreement. At its best, literature is a bridge, connecting us across differences; writers help guide the rest of us across that bridge. https://t.co/GlJLbZPf2E
This is Mursal Nabizadah. She was a former Member of Parliament in Afghanistan and was shot dead in her home last night in Kabul by armed men, alongside her bodyguards.
Taliban ruled-Afghanistan is no longer a place for women. For humanity. For life.
Me in Kabul, at Bost Restaurant. It was woman-owned (@MaryAkrami), with 100% female staff. This was a few months before the Taliban takeover.
Behind me are images of legendary Afghan women. We smiled then - excited about the future. Afghan women were unstoppable.
Still are.