The Sahar Gul internet cafe was opened in Kabul today by a group of young rights activists called the 'Young women for change' - it is the first of its kind in the country. The group says that there are many internet cafes in Kabul but women do not go there because they face harassment騷擾. The atmosphere in these cafes is not good for women.
This group of young women plan to open similar cafes in several other provinces across Afghanistan. A largely symbolic move, the opening of this cafe may boost the morale士氣, 風氣 of Afghan women. Millions of girls have returned to school, and women have gone back to work and into politics after the removal of Taliban regime政權 in 2001.
But the life of most Afghan women still remains fraught with充滿了 many hardships艱辛 and challenges. Millions of women, mostly in the rural areas, are still deprived剝奪 of their very basic rights. They are often forced into marriages by their families; others bear the brunt of首當其衝 violence at the hands of their husbands.
Women's rights have been a topic of hot debate爭論 lately after the country's top religious council advised women not to mingle混合 with men and not to travel alone. Activists have accused the Afghan government of turning a blind eye視而不見 towards the rights of women. While many women will be able to enjoy some freedom inside Sahar Gul's all female cafe, most still suffer and like Sahar Gul they are victims of domestic violence家庭暴力.
This group of young women plan to open similar cafes in several other provinces across Afghanistan. A largely symbolic move, the opening of this cafe may boost the morale士氣, 風氣 of Afghan women. Millions of girls have returned to school, and women have gone back to work and into politics after the removal of Taliban regime政權 in 2001.
But the life of most Afghan women still remains fraught with充滿了 many hardships艱辛 and challenges. Millions of women, mostly in the rural areas, are still deprived剝奪 of their very basic rights. They are often forced into marriages by their families; others bear the brunt of首當其衝 violence at the hands of their husbands.
Women's rights have been a topic of hot debate爭論 lately after the country's top religious council advised women not to mingle混合 with men and not to travel alone. Activists have accused the Afghan government of turning a blind eye視而不見 towards the rights of women. While many women will be able to enjoy some freedom inside Sahar Gul's all female cafe, most still suffer and like Sahar Gul they are victims of domestic violence家庭暴力.
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