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Postcards from Tora Bora
Wazhmah Osman and Kelly Dolak
In the summer of 2004, filmmakers Wazhmah Osman and Kelly Dolak set out to make an independent film that explored whether Afghan women’s lives had actually improved as a result of the US military campaign. The documentary that came out of this question, Postcards from Tora Bora, became far more than an exploration of women’s […]
Read MoreWomen for Afghan Women
Recorded Oct 2, 2008
Fahima Vorgetts, Manizha Naderi and Esther Hyneman discuss their involvement with Women for Afghan Women (WAW), a grassroots civil society organization founded in April 2001, with offices in New York City and Kabul, dedicated to securing the rights of Afghan women. This discussion, titled "Women for Afghan Women: Two Models for Successful Grassroots Work in Afghanistan" took place on October 2, 2008 at Barnard College
ListenWomen for Afghan Women: Two Models for Successful Grassroots Work in Afghanistan
Fahima Vorgetts, Manizha Naderi and Mary Lu Christie '67
Women for Afghan Women (WAW), founded in April 2001, is a grassroots civil society organization with offices in New York City and Kabul, dedicated to securing the rights of Afghan women. WAW works both in New York and internationally to promote the agency of Afghan women through the creation of safe forums where Afghan women […]
Read MorePublic Sentiments
Ann Cvetkovich and Ann Pellegrini
Contributors include Nieves Ayress, Jean Carlomusto, Mary Marshall Clark, Anne Cubilié, Ann Cvetkovich, Judith Halberstam, Roger Hallas, Alyssa Harad, Marianne Hirsch, Sharon Holland, Jonathan Kalb, Sarah Jones, Rachel C. Lee, Daphne Lei, Peter Lucas, Meg McLagan, Lorie Novak, Ann Pellegrini, Jorge Ramos, Janelle Reinelt, Steven Reisner, Jane Rosett, Rebecca Schneider, Anna Deavere Smith, Kathleen Stewart, and Jason Tougaw.
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