Dr. Massouda Jalal is a political activist, former Minister of Women in Afghanistan, and founding President of Jalal Foundation, an ngo that brings together 50 women’s councils and organisations to promote women’s advancement through advocacy, service delivery, capacity building and ground breaking projects.
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Published in: 50.50Afghanistan: an all-time struggle for womenWe need to say “enough!” to the leadership of people who foster oligarchy and treat Afghanistan as a playground for...
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Published in: 50.50Karzai: a legacy of failure on Afghan women's rights?
With more fundamentalists predicted to win seats in the forthcoming election, the future is likely to see once again...
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Published in: 50.50Afghanistan: fundamentalism, education, and the minds of the people
Women can only hope for a better future if the next generation of Afghans is taught to unlearn religious, cultural,...
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Published in: 50.50CSW: Voices from Afghanistan
The engagement of women as suicide bombers in the Taliban insurgency manifests fresh directions in the approaches...
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Published in: 50.50Afghanistan: the blind pursuit of peace and reconciliation
Our peace process is a vessel for enabling more human rights violations to ensue in the near future. We need the...