This collection of essays traces the history of women's rights and roles in Afghanistan since the 1970s, examines the current human rights crisis and suggests realistic solutions for post-war Afghanistan.

"Women for Afghan Women: Shattering Myths and Claiming the Future" is a collaborative attempt to write history, to bring greater awareness to the issues of Afghanistan and Afghan women, and to promote the agency of Afghan women in issues that impact their lives. The book includes a variety of female voices, highlighting a unifying desire to come together as women and share, network and strategize for change. This desire is focused on Afghan women but is also about global sisterhood and about the importance of feminist activism on an international level.

Foreword: Afghanistan: Truth and Mythology
S.Wali - Introduction: Together, Centered in Community, We Take on the World
S.Mehta &
H.Mamoor - SECTION ONE: THE LESSONS OF HISTORY - Women have no Name in that Land
F.R.Barlas - Afghan Women: An Allegory
F.Amirzada - Looking Back, Looking Forward
E.Smeal - Women and Equality in Islam
S.Nadim - The Zan of Afghanistan: A 35-Year Perspective on Women In Afghanistan
A.Lederman - An Apostles Diary
L.Gould &
P.Fitzgerald - The Kaleidoscope of Memory
G.Steinem - The Mission of RAWA: Freedom, Democracy, Human Rights
W.Mansoor - The Loya Jirgah or Grand Assembly Tradition in Afghanistan: Will the formation of a Loya Jirgah Empower Women and Solve the Crisis in Afghanistan?
S.Amiryar - A Vision of Justice, A Vision of Equality, A Vision of Peace
F.Vorgetts - The Role of Women in Afghanistan's Economy
H.Kazem - Miss Afghanistan: A Story of a Nation
Z.Y.Daoud - History, Faces, Transplanted Lives
L.Pallotta - SECTION TWO: STORIES AND STRATEGIES FOR CLAIMING THE FUTURE - In Mourning of My City
Scream
A.Gaheez - On Making Political Change
R.Messinger - The Role of the U.S. Women's Movement in Supporting the Afghan Women's Struggle: A Muslim Perspective
R.Hassan - United Nations Activities for Afghanistan
A.King - Women are Opening Doors: Security Council Resolution 1325 in Afghanistan
F.Hill &
M.Aboitiz - I Hope This Letter Will Reach You
I.Lieberman - Afghanistan: A Public Health Disaster
Z.Rasekh - Two Identities, One Mission
F.Nawa - Hope In Afghanistan
M.Sultan - Epilogue: From Pawns to Principals: The Future of Afghan Women
R.Amiri