Sun September 13, 2015
Life as an Afghan Woman
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Humaira Ghilzai will present a revealing slide show, “Afghanistan’s History, Through Afghan Women’s Eyes” an overview of Afghanistan’s recent history and how it has affected Afghan women’s lives. Humaira will also talk about her findings during her recent trip to Afghanistan and the state of Afghan women.
Humaira Ghilzai is an Afghan American Social Entrepreneur, writer and gender equality advocate. She is the co-founder of Afghan Friends Network (AFN) and the Hayward-Ghazni Sister City relationship, where has spearheaded critical programs to improve education for women, girls and boys, particularly in the province of Ghazni, Afghanistan.
Lori Noack, Afghan Women’s Writing Project, will discuss how the Afghan Women’s Writing Project (AWWP) provides a platform for Afghan women to share the stories of their lives. From 10 writers in 2009 to nearly 300 in 2015, over 1900 poems and journalistic essays are published on awwproject.org. Lori will share highlights of AWWP’s new projects, including an oral history initiative with illiterate women, a monthly radio series in Afghanistan, and online writing workshops in Dari.
Lori and audience members will read chosen selections from the newly released AWWP anthology, Washing the Dust from our Hearts, a bi-lingual collection that covers such themes as marriage and family, love and forgiveness, education, and human rights. For many writers, the act of putting pen to paper was literally an escape from their burqas. Afghan women are often told to stop writing, since women’s writing is often considered unworthy, and women are discouraged from participating in public life. Q&A will follow.
Copies of the book will be available for purchase. Hand made, colorful beaded scarves, shirts and Afghan dresses lovingly made by women in AFN’s literacy classes will be available for purchase.
Learn how you can participate in this important project!
Presented by SF Chapter of the Women’s National Book Association, an almost 100-year old non-profit that that advocates for women’s literacy and for women’s role in the community of the book.
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Humaira Ghilzai is an Afghan American Social Entrepreneur, writer and gender equality advocate. She is the co-founder of Afghan Friends Network (AFN) and the Hayward-Ghazni Sister City relationship, where has spearheaded critical programs to improve education for women, girls and boys, particularly in the province of Ghazni, Afghanistan.
Lori Noack, Afghan Women’s Writing Project, will discuss how the Afghan Women’s Writing Project (AWWP) provides a platform for Afghan women to share the stories of their lives. From 10 writers in 2009 to nearly 300 in 2015, over 1900 poems and journalistic essays are published on awwproject.org. Lori will share highlights of AWWP’s new projects, including an oral history initiative with illiterate women, a monthly radio series in Afghanistan, and online writing workshops in Dari.
Lori and audience members will read chosen selections from the newly released AWWP anthology, Washing the Dust from our Hearts, a bi-lingual collection that covers such themes as marriage and family, love and forgiveness, education, and human rights. For many writers, the act of putting pen to paper was literally an escape from their burqas. Afghan women are often told to stop writing, since women’s writing is often considered unworthy, and women are discouraged from participating in public life. Q&A will follow.
Copies of the book will be available for purchase. Hand made, colorful beaded scarves, shirts and Afghan dresses lovingly made by women in AFN’s literacy classes will be available for purchase.
Learn how you can participate in this important project!
Presented by SF Chapter of the Women’s National Book Association, an almost 100-year old non-profit that that advocates for women’s literacy and for women’s role in the community of the book.
Humaira Ghilzai will present a revealing slide show, “Afghanistan’s History, Through Afghan Women’s Eyes” an overview of Afghanistan’s recent history and how it has affected Afghan women’s lives. Humaira will also talk about her findings during her recent trip to Afghanistan and the state of Afghan women.
Humaira Ghilzai is an Afghan American Social Entrepreneur, writer and gender equality advocate. She is the co-founder of Afghan Friends Network (AFN) and the Hayward-Ghazni Sister City relationship, where has spearheaded critical programs to improve education for women, girls and boys, particularly in the province of Ghazni, Afghanistan.
Lori Noack, Afghan Women’s Writing Project, will discuss how the Afghan Women’s Writing Project (AWWP) provides a platform for Afghan women to share the stories of their lives. From 10 writers in 2009 to nearly 300 in 2015, over 1900 poems and journalistic essays are published on awwproject.org. Lori will share highlights of AWWP’s new projects, including an oral history initiative with illiterate women, a monthly radio series in Afghanistan, and online writing workshops in Dari.
Lori and audience members will read chosen selections from the newly released AWWP anthology, Washing the Dust from our Hearts, a bi-lingual collection that covers such themes as marriage and family, love and forgiveness, education, and human rights. For many writers, the act of putting pen to paper was literally an escape from their burqas. Afghan women are often told to stop writing, since women’s writing is often considered unworthy, and women are discouraged from participating in public life. Q&A will follow.
Copies of the book will be available for purchase. Hand made, colorful beaded scarves, shirts and Afghan dresses lovingly made by women in AFN’s literacy classes will be available for purchase.
Learn how you can participate in this important project!
Presented by SF Chapter of the Women’s National Book Association, an almost 100-year old non-profit that that advocates for women’s literacy and for women’s role in the community of the book.
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Humaira Ghilzai is an Afghan American Social Entrepreneur, writer and gender equality advocate. She is the co-founder of Afghan Friends Network (AFN) and the Hayward-Ghazni Sister City relationship, where has spearheaded critical programs to improve education for women, girls and boys, particularly in the province of Ghazni, Afghanistan.
Lori Noack, Afghan Women’s Writing Project, will discuss how the Afghan Women’s Writing Project (AWWP) provides a platform for Afghan women to share the stories of their lives. From 10 writers in 2009 to nearly 300 in 2015, over 1900 poems and journalistic essays are published on awwproject.org. Lori will share highlights of AWWP’s new projects, including an oral history initiative with illiterate women, a monthly radio series in Afghanistan, and online writing workshops in Dari.
Lori and audience members will read chosen selections from the newly released AWWP anthology, Washing the Dust from our Hearts, a bi-lingual collection that covers such themes as marriage and family, love and forgiveness, education, and human rights. For many writers, the act of putting pen to paper was literally an escape from their burqas. Afghan women are often told to stop writing, since women’s writing is often considered unworthy, and women are discouraged from participating in public life. Q&A will follow.
Copies of the book will be available for purchase. Hand made, colorful beaded scarves, shirts and Afghan dresses lovingly made by women in AFN’s literacy classes will be available for purchase.
Learn how you can participate in this important project!
Presented by SF Chapter of the Women’s National Book Association, an almost 100-year old non-profit that that advocates for women’s literacy and for women’s role in the community of the book.
show less
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