"Yes, we have war, yes we have conflict — but what you're seeing is not our culture. We have so much beyond that." — Tamanna Easar
In this episode, Tahir Shah speaks with two remarkable women about Afghan women's voices, their resilience, and the power of telling their own stories.
Lucy Hannah is a British writer who lived in Afghanistan in the 2000s and founded Untold Narratives — an organisation that supports Afghan women writers and has published their work in Dari, Pashto, and English translation. She talks about falling in love with the country and its people, and what moved her to create a space for those voices to be heard.
Tamanna Easar is an Afghan artist and writer now based in London. She left shortly after the Taliban takeover in August 2021. Her work has appeared in Untold Narratives' publications. She talks about the pain of separation from her homeland, the healing power of writing, and what she most wants the world to understand about Afghan women — their individuality, their strength, and everything the Taliban's rule is not.
Together, they make the case for something simple and profound: Afghan women are not just victims of what is happening to them. They are writers, artists, thinkers — and they are still here.
Azada Women funds mobile internet connections for women inside Afghanistan — £100 connects a woman for a year.
Support the campaign: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/azada-women

Untold Narratives: untold-narratives.org

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The Scheherazade Foundation is a UK-based cultural organisation harnessing the power of traditional stories and wisdom to address modern global challenges.
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