Women's Right in Afghanistan: Taking My Rights for Granted

I often find myself taking my rights for granted. Getting caught up in the grind of everyday adulthood can make me feel any range of emotions from bitter to envious to regret.

In the quest to be more mindful, it is essential to appreciate the rights we have. As a woman in the United States, we definitely have it easier than some of our international counterparts.   

For the next couple weeks, I will be dedicating my practice to Support Women's Rights Bill in Afghanistan. A basic bill that protects women from forced marriage, violence, rape and murder. I am writing this post in hope of raising awareness of the bill. 

Even if my positive thoughts do not make change, as I fear that they don't, it will help me on a journey to be more content with much more than the basics. Freeing up negative energy, gives me more room to contribute more to the betterment of the world in just a tiny way. That is the most all of us can ask for in the end.    

Below is more about the bill from Fwazia Koofi's, a fearless women's right leader in Afghanistan, Facebook. 

"A lawmaker comes to Parliament as a representative of the people that voted for him or her. That means that he or she is not supposed to just do what they like but listen to the people that voted for him or her. In the case of the Woman's Rights bill, everyone has the right and should act to make sure your MP knows that you want this bill passed

The bill is a new law passed by presidential decree in 2009, that bans violence against women, child marriages and forced marriages but it has been stuck since then and faced a strong opposition within the lower house by some religious lawmakers. It was presented once again on May 17, however after protests from some MPs the parliament halted the debate.


The bill if passed prohibits violence against women, rape, beating, underage marriages, murder of women, forced into prostitution , depriving the right of inheritance, alimony evasion, sexual abuse, verbal abuse and other gender discrimination outside the house and inside. Anyone who commit such as act will be facing charges.


Please take a friendly action and share this post to become a part of our campaign for women rights in Afghanistan.


Thank you,
Fawzia Koofi
Head of parliament's women's commission"