Women for Afghan women : shattering myths and claiming the future / edited by Sunita Mehta with assistance from Esther Hyneman ... [et al.].

Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-215) and index.

Afghanistan: Truth and Mythology / Foreword by Sima Wali. Together, Centered in Community, We Take on the World / Introduction by Sunita Mehta and Homaira Mamoor. SECTION ONE: THE LESSONS OF HISTORY : Women Have No Name in That Land / Poetry by Fevziye Rahzogar Barlas -- Afghan Women: An Allegory / Freshta Amirzada -- Looking Back, Looking Forward - Section One Introduction by Eleanor Smeal -- Women and Equality in Islam / Sanaa Nadim -- The Zan of Afghanistan: A 35-Year Perspective on Women In Afghanistan / Arlene Lederman -- Excerpts From An Apostles Diary / Liz Gould and Paul Fitzgerald -- The Kaleidoscope of Memory / Gloria Steinem -- The Mission of RAWA: Freedom, Democracy, Human Rights / Weeda Mansoor -- The Loya Jirgah or Grand Assembly Tradition in Afghanistan: Will the Formation of a Loya Jirgah Empower Women and Solve the Crisis in Afghanistan? / Sara Amiryar -- A Vision of Justice, A Vision of Equality, A Vision of Peace / Fahima Vorgetts -- The Role of Women in Afghanistan's Economy / Halima Kazem -- Miss Afghanistan: A Story of a Nation / Zohra Yusuf Daoud -- History, Faces, Transplanted Lives / Photoessay by Lina Pallotta. SECTION TWO: STORIES AND STRATEGIES FOR CLAIMING THE FUTURE : In Mourning of My City Scream (Faryad) / Poetry by Atia Gaheez -- On Making Political Change / Section Two Introduction by Ruth Messinger -- The Role of the U.S. Women's Movement in Supporting the Afghan Women's Struggle: A Muslim Perspective / Riffat Hassan -- United Nations Activities for Afghanistan / Angela King -- Women are Opening Doors: Security Council Resolution 1325 in Afghanistan / Felicity Hill and Mikele Aboitiz -- I Hope This Letter Will Reach You / Irena Lieberman -- Afghanistan: A Public Health Disaster / Zohra Rasekh -- Two Identities, One Mission / Fariba Nawa -- Hope In Afghanistan / Masuda Sultan -- From Pawns to Principals: The Future of Afghan Women / Epilogue by Rina Amiri.

Publisher description: Women for Afghan Women: Shattering Myths and Claiming the Future is a collaborative attempt to write history, to bring greater awareness to the issues of Afghanistan and Afghan women, and to promote the agency of Afghan women in issues that impact their lives. The book includes a variety of female voices, highlighting a unifying desire to come together as women and share, network, and strategize for change. This desire is focused on Afghan women but is also about global sisterhood and about the importance of feminist activism on an international level. "Women for Afghan Women," a group comprised of both Afghan and non-Afghan women, was formed in April 2001 and is committed to the struggle for Afghan women's human rights.