Hamida Aman News Today

KABUL (AFP) – Sequestered at home in a remote Afghan town, 18-year-old Shekiba often roams the house hunting for the patchy Internet signal that is her last link to an education. Shekiba has turned to online learning since the Taleban returned to power in 2021 and shut her out of classrooms, signing up for live […]

Two years ago, the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan. What is the assessment of these two years for women? A question posed to journalist Hamida Aman,

Since the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, most girls have been banned from going to high school. But some women are resisting, like Hamida Aman, founder of Radio Begum. Against…

In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan and its capital Kabul, which is the hub of global attention with questions being raised on rights to women and education for girls under the Taliban rule, Radio Begum is broadcasting the voices of women across the country.

In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan and its capital Kabul, which is the hub of global attention with questions being raised on rights to women and education for girls under the Taliban rule, Radio Begum is broadcasting the voices of women across ...

Kabul-based Radio Begum has programmes for women, by women: educational shows, book readings and call-in counselling.

The Taliban granted permission for the broadcaster to stay on the airwaves in September, albeit with new curbs.

From Taliban-controlled Kabul, Radio Begum is broadcasting the voices of women that have been muted across Afghanistan. Station staff fill the airwaves with programming for women, by women – educational shows, book readings and call-in counselling.

From Taliban-controlled Kabul, Radio Begum is broadcasting the voices of women that have been muted across Afghanistan.

“We have to show that we don't need to be scared,” says 48-year-old Hamida Aman, the station's founder.