In the two-part essay I Am for Sale an Afghan woman describes the terror that she and her immediate family faced when she refused a marriage arranged by her uncle. The Afghan Women’s Writing Project is the brainchild of Bay Area novelist Masha Hamilton (The Camel Bookmobile, 31 Hours), who first visited Afghanistan in 2004.…Continue reading Afghan Women’s Writing Project
Category: Freedom to Write
Women Writing Under Surveillance in China
From PEN America: Five months exactly before the opening of the Beijing Olympics on August 8, International PEN is marking International Women’s Day on March 8 by celebrating the work of three women writers under threat in China: Zeng Jinyan, Tsering Woeser and Li Jianhong. While not actually detained, they are among the many lesser-known…Continue reading Women Writing Under Surveillance in China