03Aug
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Mother’s strength. Tarana’s story
Mother's strength. Tarana’s story Tarana grew up and went to school in Iran, returned with her family to Afghanistan, was married and gave birth to two children. The youngest had cerebral palsy and other major complications. The difficulties arising from these serious illnesses led to the breaking down of an already fragile marriage. Tarana faced [...] Read More >>
03Aug
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The solution is not to die. Laleh’s story.
The solution is not to die. Laleh’s story. Laleh is a graceful girl, small in stature, with a sad if not desperate expression. Three years ago her husband died in an explosion. They searched for the body without finding any evidence of it. Since then, she has been left alone with her children: a girl [...] Read More >>
03Aug
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The dream route. Parisa’s story.
The dream route. Parisa’s story. Parisa left Afghanistan with her family during the first Taliban regime (1996-2001) while still a child and grew up and studied in Iran. At the age of 16, there was the first leap into the dark. She was given in marriage by her father to a perfect stranger, with no [...] Read More >>
01Aug
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Story of a positive discrimination
Story of a positive discrimination Disability in Afghanistan Natural disasters, accidents, poverty, wars always bring pain and hardship. Those who suffer most are the weakest, children, women, the elderly, the disabled. Afghanistan, with over forty years of war and instability, is no exception. I have been living in Afghanistan since 1990 and work with people [...] Read More >>
01Aug
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Modern slavery and human trafficking in Afghanistan
Modern slavery and human trafficking in Afghanistan All humans are born free, yet some of us are still enslaved. I don’t remember exactly the first time I met a victim, but I vividly remember her gaze instead. Our eyes met only for a few seconds, during which she stared at me with a blank, despairing [...] Read More >>
01Aug
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The challenge of employment for migrant women in Italy
Editorial: The challenge of employment for migrant women in Italy It is essential to understand immigration in Italy from the point of view of women, who today represent half of the foreigners in Italy. Gender vision allows us to address multiple problems to which migrant women seek practical solutions and not mere rhetoric. For example, [...] Read More >>