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Title:
| Women in Afghanistan |
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Description:
| These sites are about the status of women in Afghanistan. Learn what life was like for women and girls before and after the Taliban came to power. There are interviews, video clips, slideshows, and lesson plans. These resources can be used for background information for teaching the books "The Breadwinner," "Parvana's Journey," or "Mud City." Includes an eThemes resource on the country of Afghanistan. |
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Grade Level:
| 7, 8 |
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Resource Links:
| The Plight of the Afghan Woman
This site has an overview of life for women under the Taliban and today. NOTE: This site has a banner ad and sponsored links.
PBS: Afghanistan Unveiled
This is the companion site to the documentary that was filmed by female Afghan journalists. Includes a timeline of Afghan history, facts about the country, and lesson plans. You can also view a trailer of the video.
PBS: Invisible Women
This site has information about the situation of women in Afghanistan from the perspectives of politics, security, health, and education. Includes links to facts and statistics, and a slideshow.
PBS: Women in Afghanistan, 2001
Read or listen to this panel discussion about what life was like for women in Afghanistan under Taliban rule. This program was recorded in November, 2001.
PBS: Motherland Afghanistan
This site has information about the plight of pregnant women and womens' health in Afghanistan.
PBS: Newshour Extra Lesson Plan: Afghansitan
Students can participate in a class discussion, research project, and presentation about aspects of life or politics in Afghanistan with this lesson.
PBS: Flying Down to Kabul
This website provides and overview of womens' rights in Afghanistan. On the intro page you can read essays on two womens' personal experiences working in Afghanistan, or find the newspaper article about a teenage girl who wanted to become a pilot that inspired the making of this film.
PBS: Update
This is an open letter from Masuda Sultan that talks about the work that Women for Afghan Women is doing. Contains a link to the Womens' Bill of Rights.
Afghan Womens' Mission
This organization works to provide health, educational, and other programs for Afghan women and orphans. Visit the multimedia gallery to see slide shows, interviews, and audio clips.
BBC Radio 4: Womens' Rights Under Threat?
Listen to the complete broadcast of this program about the assassination of Afghan womens' rights activist Safia Amajan and the state of womens' rights in Afghanistan today. NOTE: This site links to other program episodes with mature content.
BBC: Life in the Shadows
Read this article about a womens' center in Afghanistan where women work to support their families and can receive some education. Explore the links along the right hand side of the page for more related articles.
BBC News: Afghan Women Suffer Daily Violence
This report from December 2006 talks about the condition of womens' rights in Afghanistan five years after the Taliban was removed from power. You can also read related articles listed along the right hand side of the page.
BBC: Afghanistan Quick Guide
Here is an overview of Afghanistan's recent troubled history, from the Soviet invasion in 1979 to the present.
BBC: Afghanistan's Turbulent History
Here is another article that profiles Afghanistan's descent into war begining with the overthrow of the king in 1973. Open "Afghanistan at a Glance" to learn more.
U.S. State Department: Women and Girls in Afghanistan
This fact sheet from 1998 describes living conditions for women and girls under Taliban rule.
Restrictions Imposed by the Taliban
Here is a partial list of restrictions imposed by the Taliban on women in particular and on the population in general.
Stand Up For Her Rights
Students can discuss their opinions about girls' education, learn about issues relating to the education of girls in Afghan society, and present their views in speeches or writing with this lesson plan.
Going Beyond the Burqua
Listen to this short radio broadcast in which an Afghan schoolteacher talks about life in Kabul during and after the Taliban.
National Geographic: A Life Revealed
Learn how a National Geographic photographer tracked down an Afghan refugee more than 15 years after first taking her picture. Read about the life of Sharbat Gula, the Pashtun woman in the famous 1985 portrait. Click on the "Video Clips" in the "TV Special" box.
eThemes Resource: Country: Afghanistan
Learn more about the people, history, and culture of Afghanistan. Includes photographs, timelines, and articles about this war-ravaged country. There is also information on the Taliban and Islam. Includes a link to an eThemes Resource on September 11.
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