Afghanistan

Theme: Afghanistan

Editorial

It began with a call for help.

In the beginning of August 2021, when the Taliban still had not consolidated complete control over the country, Swedish...

Leader: Elisabeth Löfgren, Chair, Writers in Prison Committee, Swedish PEN March 04 2022

Fiction

'Dogs Are Not to Blame.'

In modern Afghanistan years of instability and internal displacement have created a challenging environment for writers of all kinds. The majority of Afghanistan’s writers that have been given...

Author: Masouma Kawsari May 05 2022

Article

Let’s Not Forget Educating Our Children

Aziz Royesh, renowned teacher in Afghanistan, born in 1969 in Kabul. He founded the Marifat School in Kabul. In 2015, he was one of ten nominees for the International "Teacher of the Year Award" by...

Text: Aziz Royesh April 08 2022

Poetry

Taking my root off

Mother has a beautiful girl The sky my colourful shawl The mirror with all its glittering owes me a mouthful of smile *...

A poem by: Mahtab Sahel March 04 2022

Article

“I am currently in a state of despair”

A Biography I was born on February 17, 1990.My hometown is Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.My birth coincides with the...

Text: Mahtab Sahel March 04 2022

Article

An Observation on the Role of the War Impacting Contemporary Afghan Literature:

Zia Qasemi, born 1975 in Behsud, is an Afghan poet, author and also guest editor for this issue. He has published two novels and three collections of poems in Iran and Afghanistan and has won several...

By: Zia Qasemi, guest editor March 04 2022

Theme: Afghanistan

It began with a call for help.

'Dogs Are Not to Blame.'

Let’s Not Forget Educating Our Children

Taking my root off

“I am currently in a state of despair”

An Observation on the Role of the War Impacting Contemporary Afghan Literature:

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