Women in Afghanistan: Today and Tomorrow
Freba moved from Afghanistan to NY to marry Abdul, a man she had never met. He was violent, and when she was pregnant, he would point his gun at her stomach and threaten to kill the baby if it was a girl. They had two sons. Ten years later on a vacation to Pakistan, Abdul tricked Freba into separating from the family, keeping her passport and green card. He persuaded an imam to give him a divorce and took their sons back to NY. When Freba discovered what happened, she was terrified and alone. She got an emergency passport and returned to NY to get her sons. Her husband and in-laws have lied, claiming she is a child abuser and Taliban sympathizer, to prevent her from seeing her children.
Women for Afghan Women (WAW) is providing Freba with support and translation, and have connected her to legal services to fight for custody.
On Monday, March 11 at 6 p.m., Join NYCLA's Justice Center and Foreign and International Law and Women's Rights Committees for a special presentation by Manizha Naderi, executive director of Women for Afghan Women. Hear more about the status of women like Freba and what the future holds for such women in Afghanistan. Attend this forum, open to the public, and:
- Hear first hand what is happening now to women in Afghanistan
- Learn what Women for Afghan Women is doing to combat violence against women and girls and provide educational resources
- Gain insight into what problems Afghan women are facing here in the U.S.