The women of Afghanistan need our help. Arzu, meaning hope in Dari, is the name of a new organization that provides sustainable income to Afghan women by sourcing and selling the rugs they weave. Arzu helps weavers and their families break the cycle of poverty by providing them above market compensation and access to education and health care. July 2, 2008 Arzurugs release - 7:12 min.
Ousted female Afghan lawmaker, Malalai Joya, is fighting to regain her position on Afghanistan parliament.
International Herald Tribune - April 5, 2008 article: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/05/asia/AS-GEN-Afghan-Lawmaker-Ousted.php
Video - 1:35 min. ATN TV
Afghan Member of Parliament Malalai Joya speaks about the troubling and declining status of women's rights in Afghanistan. Interview recorded September 2006 ...