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1. Frontline. America and the Taliban. Part 3

Author

Rain Media, Inc., production company., Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), publisher, film distributor., Gaviria, Marcela, director, producer., Smith, Martin, 1951- director, producer, narrator, on-screen presenter., and Funck, Brian, producer.

Published
2023

2. Back to Afghanistan

Author

Goodwin, Jan

Subjects
Afghanistan -- Military aspects, Afghanistan Conflict, 2001- -- Personal narratives, Women -- Afghanistan, Family and marriage, Food/cooking/nutrition, Women's issues/gender studies
Abstract

A journalist familiar with Afghanistan reuturned to that country during the conflcit that followed the World Trade Center disaster. She wanted to talk to the women of Afghanistan, as the Taliban's control was being broken, and to get their reaction to the war.

Published
2002

4. A fundamentalist regime cracks down on women

Author

Kirshenbaum, Gayle

Subjects
Afghanistan -- History, Women -- Afghanistan, Women's issues/gender studies, Taliban -- Influence
Abstract

Human rights activist Sima Wali claims that women in Afghanistan used to be treated as symbols of the country's national and religious identity. However, the repression of women in Afghanistan started when the Islamic Fundamentalist faction Taliban took control of the country.

Published
1997

5. To Kabul with love--and money

Author

Rasmusson, Sarah L.

Subjects
Afghanistan -- Services, The Vagina Monologues (Play) -- Authorship, Women -- Afghanistan, Literature/writing, Women's issues/gender studies, Donations, Services, Authorship
Abstract

V is for vagina, A is for aid to Afghan women Known in the US for her controversial and highly successful play The Vagina Monologues, Eve Ensler--playwright, performer, anti-war activist [...]

Published
2002

6. A hero tells why Afghanistan's future depends on women

Subjects
Women -- Afghanistan, Humanities, Social sciences, Speeches, lectures and essays
Abstract

Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanisan The restoration of peace, democracy and a functioning society in Afghanistan depends on the rights, education and full participation of women. A hero in the [...]

Published
2002

7. School bells from bombshells

Author

Muna, Maha

Subjects
Women -- Afghanistan, Afghanistan -- Social aspects
Abstract

Information about Afghanistan--its history, its people and the combined effects of war and drought, particularly on women and children--is available today more than ever before. Yet, the media, policy papers […]

Published
2002

8. Veiled threat: the hidden power of the women of Afghanistan

Subjects
The Veiled Threat (Novel) -- Book reviews, Women -- Afghanistan, Books -- Book reviews, State (Political science) -- Afghanistan, Human rights, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Veiled Threat: The Hidden Power of the Women of Afghanistan By Sally Armstrong Penguin, 221 pages, $35 Sally Armstrong, editor-at-large for Chatelaine, first directed Canadians' attention to the plight of [...]

Published
2002

12. CANADA Help More Than Afghan Women

Author

Landsberg, Michele

Subjects
Afghanistan Conflict, 2001- -- Social aspects, Women -- Afghanistan, Equality -- Afghanistan, Afghanistan -- Social aspects
Published
2002

19. Afghan women

Author

American Universities Field Staff., Documentary Educational Resources (Firm), Dupree, Nancy Hatch., Miller, Norman N., 1933-, and Powell, Josephine.

Published
1994

21. Afghan women fret behind Islamic veil

Author

Burke, Justin

Subjects
Islamic Unity of the Mujaheddin of Afghanistan -- Social policy, Islamic fundamentalism -- Afghanistan, Women in Islam -- Laws, regulations and rules, Women -- Afghanistan, Afghanistan -- Social policy
Published
1992

22. Afghanistan: women under threat. (International)

Subjects
Taliban -- Social policy, Human Rights Watch -- Reports, Women -- Afghanistan, Violence -- Afghanistan, Women's rights -- Afghanistan, Afghanistan -- Social aspects
Abstract

(NEW YORK) Afghan women continue to fear physical violence and insecurity even though the Taliban regime has officially ended its rule. LaShawn R. Jefferson, executive director of the Women's Rights […]

Published
2002

23. Hollywood grapevine; showbiz buzz + celebrity scoop

Author

Schwed, Mark

Subjects
Celebrities -- Behavior, Women -- Afghanistan, Arts, visual and performing, General interest
Abstract

Camryn Manheim and Kathy Najimy called all their celebrity friends, asking them to make an appearance on the TV show 'Hollywood Squares.' In turn, the program is donating $250,000 to aid the women of Afghanistan. This and other items are discussed.

Published
2002

24. These 5 women will rebuild Afghanistan. Now free to speak out for women's rights, these amazing Afghan activists are helping to rebuild the government-and spirit--of their devastated homeland. (What Women Want)

Author

Forman, Gayle

Subjects
Afghanistan -- Social aspects, Women -- Afghanistan, Sex discrimination against women -- Afghanistan, Fashion and beauty, Women's issues/gender studies
Abstract

THE LEADER SIMA SAMAR, 45 * What she's accomplished: At 26, Samar became a doctor in Afghanistan. Then, when the Soviets invaded the country, she lost her husband and more [...]

Published
2002

25. The mental health dimension

Author

Park, Katrin Eun-Myo

Subjects
Refugees -- Psychological aspects, Women refugees -- Afghanistan, Women -- Afghanistan
Abstract

One of the most pressing issues facing Afghan refugees, especially women, today is their mental health, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and advocates for women. Although the issue […]

Published
2002

26. Oppression unveiled. (signs of the times)

Subjects
Woman-Church Convergence -- Political activity, Women, Catholic -- Political activity, Women -- Afghanistan, Afghanistan -- Political aspects
Abstract

CHICAGO--Few will forget the faces of the Afghan women who dramatically removed their burkas after the fall of Kabul. Now an organization of Catholic women wants to make sure these […]

Published
2002

27. A woman's place. (News Cartoon)

Subjects
Taliban -- Powers and duties, Women -- Afghanistan, Afghanistan -- Social aspects
Abstract

When the Taliban gained control of Afghanistan in 1996, they imposed severe restrictions on women and girls. Afghan girls can't attend school, nor can women work outside their homes. The […]

Published
2001

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