Zahra Joya
@zahrajoya.bsky.social
Journalist| founder of Rukhshana media| https://rukhshana.com/en| views are my own.
Meet Nasiba Daytabar: The Afghan woman who rose from poverty to run for parliament in Sweden rukhshana.com/en/meet-nasi...
Meet Nasiba Daytabar: The Afghan woman who rose from poverty to run for parliament in Sweden - Rukhshana Media
Like many Afghan girls, Nasiba Daytabar spent her teenage years terrified her father would pull her out of school and marry her off
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A secret address and strict timeslots — how one Afghan beautician operates under the Taliban’s radar rukhshana.com/en/a-secret-...
A secret address and strict timeslots - how one Afghan beautician operates under the Taliban’s radar - Rukhshana Media
Tina always wanted to be a beautician. Growing up in Afghanistan, she used to help her older sister at her hairdressing salon, learning how to cut, style and dye hair.
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In this newsletter, we highlight a very serious and controversial issue: the difficulties women face in escaping abusive husbands and the lack of a clear and direct pathway to safety under the Taliban regime.
Rukhshana Media@rukhshanamedia.bsky.social · 6d agoRukhshana Media’s newsletter for this month is now available. You can read the latest edition on our website and explore our newsletter archive to access previous editions (rukhshana.com/en/newslette...).
Afghanistan’s female teachers put up with low pay to defy Taliban rukhshana.com/en/afghanist...
Afghanistan’s female teachers put up with low pay to defy Taliban - Rukhshana Media
Rahima’s teaching salary is so meagre that sometimes she cannot even afford the fare to work, but her job in an Afghan girls.
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Taliban intelligence forces have detained an Uzbek poet in northeast Afghanistan for writing poetry critical of their rule, according to a relative. rukhshana.com/en/taliban-d...
Taliban detain female poet in Takhar for writing protest poetry - Rukhshana Media
Taliban intelligence forces have detained an Uzbek poet in northeast Afghanistan for writing poetry critical of their rule
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Taliban judge jails mother with baby after she asks to divorce violent husband rukhshana.com/en/taliban-j...
Taliban judge jails mother with baby after she asks to divorce violent husband - Rukhshana Media
When Marhaba went to court to seek a divorce she was hoping for a quick end to years of abuse from her violent husband; instead the judge sent her to prison.
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🇦🇫The 51% this week focuses on #Afghanistan & how #women & #girls lives have been obliterated by the #Taliban. I speak to Afghan journalist Zahra Joya who fled in August 2021 when Kabul fell. With journalist, Amie Ferris-Rotman, she’s written #TheVanishingGirlofKabul; a compelling tale of bravery
The 51% - Journalism and resistance under Taliban rule
In this edition, we focus on Afghanistan, which recently marked the fifth anniversary of the Taliban's return to power. Since then, the exclusion of women and girls has become normalised, with the gov...
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First, the Taliban shut down their real lives, Now, Afghan women’s virtual lives are also under threat rukhshana.com/en/first-the...
First, the Taliban shut down their real lives, Now, Afghan women’s virtual lives are also under threat - Rukhshana Media
she thinks reported her to the authorities, but she references a word often used to justify the control of women.
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Young Afghan mother seeking divorce shot dead in ambush on way to court rukhshana.com/en/young-afg...
Young Afghan mother seeking divorce shot dead in ambush on way to court - Rukhshana Media
Last month, mother-of-two Shakila set off from her village in central Afghanistan for the 30 minute trip to the local.
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If you are looking for your next read, make it this one 🙏 I have just finished 📖 ‘The Vanishing Girl Of Kabul Betrayal, Hope and an Extraordinary Fight for Women’s Rights’ By @zahrajoya.bsky.social with @amiefr.bsky.social Powerful, heartbreaking, moving and courageous. An absolute must-read. 💙📘
Afghan woman seeking divorce from violent husband says Taliban judge hassled her for sex rukhshana.com/en/afghan-wo...
Afghan woman seeking divorce from violent husband says Taliban judge hassled her for sex - Rukhshana Media
When Kamela applied to divorce her violent husband following 13 years of abuse, she hoped the court in northern Afghanistan.
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Thank you for your kind words!
Gary Rawnsley@garydrawnsley.bsky.social · last mo.The Vanishing Girl of Kabul is an upsetting yet inspiring story exploring loss, courage & resilience. A reminder that even in the darkest moments we can survive. Congratulations to @zahrajoya.bsky.social & @amiefr.bsky.social on such a powerful book. Important & highly recommended. #Booksky
A new memoir by the exiled Afghan journalist @zahrajoya.bsky.social traces the trajectory of her homeland — and shows how quickly women's rights can be snatched away. Read her interview with @amiefr.bsky.social.
Zahra Joya Devoted Her Life to Telling Afghan Women's Stories.
Now She's Telling Her Own.
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"On a blazing hot day in August, everything changed," @zahrajoya.bsky.social writes.
On the Day the Taliban Returned, I Went to the Salon.
Before long, the old me had vanished.
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In this newsletter, I aim to shed light on the realities of life in Afghanistan beyond the Taliban regime. If you’d like to receive monthly updates and insights about Afghanistan, sign up for Rukhshana Media newsletter!
Rukhshana Media@rukhshanamedia.bsky.social · last mo.The unacceptable face of Afghanistan, that's the phrase this month's Rukhshana Media newsletter uses to describe five dark years of Taliban rule. This month's newsletter is now on our website if you haven't signed up yet, register here: rukhshana.com/en/register/
The unacceptable face of Afghanistan, that's the phrase this month's Rukhshana Media newsletter uses to describe five dark years of Taliban rule. This month's newsletter is now on our website if you haven't signed up yet, register here: rukhshana.com/en/register/
Two muftis carried out the punishment with what is called a ‘court whip’ or ‘Sharia whip’. It was made of leather and extremely stiff – some people commented that it might be reinforced with another material such as lead.
Rukhshana Media@rukhshanamedia.bsky.social · 2mo agoEyewitness: I saw a young woman flogged at a Taliban court, the horror still haunts me rukhshana.com/en/eyewitnes...
Eyewitness: I saw a young woman flogged at a Taliban court, the horror still haunts me rukhshana.com/en/eyewitnes...
Eyewitness: I saw a young woman flogged at a Taliban court, the horror still haunts me - Rukhshana Media
over the court’s packed meeting hall. In the middle, a petite woman in her early 20s knelt on the floor in front of the judges.
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In our latest Frontline Update, read about the courageous journalists ensuring that Afghan women are not forgotten. With thanks to @zahrajoya.bsky.social founder of @rukhshanamedia.bsky.social and journalist @amiefr.bsky.social for contributing! #Afghanistan #womensrights #journalism #taliban
This is an extremely interesting and eye-opening personal account of life in Afghanistan. @zahrajoya.bsky.social dressed as a boy from the age of 5 to get an education. Her first-hand account of gender apartheid and her path to becoming a journalist is essential reading. She founded … 1/2 💙📚💡
The stark figures show that since the hardliners seized power in 2021, women have been erased from public life, poverty is forcing hopeless families to marry off their daughters and healthcare is on the brink of failure. Read more: 👇🏽 rukhshana.com/en/five-year...
Five years into Taliban rule, Afghanistan plunges into a state of collapse – visualised
Five years into Taliban rule, Afghanistan plunges into a state of collapse – visualised
The stark figures show that since the hardliners seized power in 2021, women have been erased from public life, poverty is forcing hopeless families to marry off their daughters and healthcare is on the brink of failure
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Five years into Taliban rule, we have published a list documenting the things women are no longer allowed to do. If you value independent journalism and want to help us continue telling these stories, please consider making a donation to support our work. 👇🏿 www.justgiving.com/page/rukhsha...
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Rukhshana Media@rukhshanamedia.bsky.social · 2mo agoAugust 15 marks five years since the Taliban seized Afghanistan – five years which have changed the lives of millions of girls and women beyond all recognition. rukhshana.com/en/five-year...
#Afghanistan: Saturday marks 5 years since the Taliban retook control. Now, journalist @zahrajoya.bsky.social tells her story in a new book, The Vanishing Girl of Kabul, chronicling the Taliban's brutal silencing of women and her own life of resistance: www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/meet...
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Hannah Neumann is a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Germany’s Green Party who focuses on foreign policy and human rights and has used her position to advocate strongly for Afghan women and girls since the Taliban’s return to power. rukhshana.com/en/taliban-o...
5 Jahre Taliban: Gibt es noch Hoffnung für die Frauen Afghanistans? Ein Interview von Solmaz Khorsand (@solmazkhorsand.bsky.social) mit der afghanischen Journalistin Zahra Joya (@zahrajoya.bsky.social) über Enttäuschung und Ausdauer.
«Diese Frauen sind die mutigsten Journalistinnen der Welt»
5 Jahre Taliban: Gibt es noch Hoffnung für die Frauen Afghanistans?
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"Der Westen hat uns im Stich gelassen", sagt mir @zahrajoya.bsky.social im Interview: Wir Afghaninnen fühlen uns betrogen." Eine Bilanz zum fünfjährigen Jahrestag der Machtergreifung der Taliban mit einer der renommiertesten Journalistinnen Afghanistans: www.republik.ch/2026/08/11/z...
«Diese Frauen sind die mutigsten Journalistinnen der Welt»
5 Jahre Taliban: Gibt es noch Hoffnung für die Frauen Afghanistans?
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'5 years of the Taliban: Is there still hope for the women of Afghanistan? An interview by Solmaz Khorsand ( @solmazkhorsand.bsky.social) with Afghan journalist Zahra Joya ( @zahrajoya.bsky.social) about disappointment and perseverance.'
Republik Magazin@republik.ch · 2mo ago5 Jahre Taliban: Gibt es noch Hoffnung für die Frauen Afghanistans? Ein Interview von Solmaz Khorsand (@solmazkhorsand.bsky.social) mit der afghanischen Journalistin Zahra Joya (@zahrajoya.bsky.social) über Enttäuschung und Ausdauer.
„Wir haben Familien, die ihr gesamtes Hab und Gut verkaufen, damit ihre Töchter geheime Untergrundschulen besuchen können. Andere setzen alles daran, dass ihre Töchter ein Handy haben, damit sie an Onlinekursen teilnehmen können, um so eine Bildung zu bekommen.“ - @zahrajoya.bsky.social
Republik Magazin@republik.ch · 2mo ago5 Jahre Taliban: Gibt es noch Hoffnung für die Frauen Afghanistans? Ein Interview von Solmaz Khorsand (@solmazkhorsand.bsky.social) mit der afghanischen Journalistin Zahra Joya (@zahrajoya.bsky.social) über Enttäuschung und Ausdauer.