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Rustam Seerat

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Recent abductions show Taliban’s goal of removing women from public sphere

By Paiman Arman,* translated into English by Rustam Seerat

Jan 12

Recent abductions show Taliban’s goal of removing women from public sphere

Jan 12

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How much can you earn from medium, realistically?

I will tell you, but first, let me bore you with how I got to the medium.

Feb 6, 2023

How much can you earn from medium, realistically?

Feb 6, 2023

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ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR

The Medium Journey: Rollercoasters, Penguins, and the Almighty Algorithm

Happy New Y, fellow writers and aspiring wordsmiths! Picture this: A year spent typing away like a caffeinated squirrel, 141 stories…

Dec 31, 2023

The Medium Journey: Rollercoasters, Penguins, and the Almighty Algorithm

Dec 31, 2023

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How I became literate but had to bury my books

My story on how I learned to read and write and how I buried my books when the Taliban took over Afghanistan for the 2nd time.

Jan 21, 2023

How I became literate but had to bury my books

Jan 21, 2023

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Can the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan teach us a thing or two about the Ukraine war?

Almost 34 years ago, on this day — February 15th, 1989 — the last Soviet soldier left Afghanistan. As we mark this anniversary, I take a…

Feb 15, 2023

Can the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan teach us a thing or two about the Ukraine war?

Feb 15, 2023

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Salsal Review

Foreign Nationals: The Story of an Afghani Migrant in Iran

By Ahmadshah Byaban, translated into English by Rustam Seerat. This story is translated and published with aasoo.org’s permission — ink to…

Sep 23

Foreign Nationals: The Story of an Afghani Migrant in Iran

Sep 23

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Fourth Wave

Surge in Child and Forced Marriage in Taliban-Run Afghanistan

Young girls are increasingly forced into marriage since the Taliban took power in August 2021

Sep 6

Surge in Child and Forced Marriage in Taliban-Run Afghanistan

Sep 6

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Fourth Wave

A Moment Away from the Eyes of the Taliban

We were going on a picnic, but we needed to prepare

Sep 3

A Moment Away from the Eyes of the Taliban

Sep 3

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Fourth Wave

Women’s Voices are Now Considered Indecent in Afghanistan

Taliban’s new Hijab Codes restrict women even further

Sep 1

Women’s Voices are Now Considered Indecent in Afghanistan

Sep 1

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Salsal Review

Feminine Resistance

By Bushra Jahani, translated from Persian to English by Rustam Seerat.

Aug 30

Feminine Resistance

Aug 30

Rustam Seerat

Rustam Seerat

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I scout Afghanistan media for stories about women that deserve wider attention. Whatever I earn on Medium, 50% will be donated to educating children in Afg.

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