PinnedRustam SeeratinFourth WaveRecent abductions show Taliban’s goal of removing women from public sphereBy Paiman Arman,* translated into English by Rustam SeeratJan 1245Jan 1245
PinnedRustam SeeratHow 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, 2023134Feb 6, 2023134
PinnedRustam SeeratinILLUMINATION’S MIRRORThe Medium Journey: Rollercoasters, Penguins, and the Almighty AlgorithmHappy New Y, fellow writers and aspiring wordsmiths! Picture this: A year spent typing away like a caffeinated squirrel, 141 stories…Dec 31, 202331Dec 31, 202331
PinnedRustam SeeratHow I became literate but had to bury my booksMy 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, 202356Jan 21, 202356
PinnedRustam SeeratinILLUMINATION’S MIRRORCan 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, 202325Feb 15, 202325
Rustam SeeratinFourth WaveMidwifery Service Crisis Under the Taliban RegimeBy Hania Forotan, translated into English by Rustam SeeratMay 154May 154
Rustam SeeratinFourth WaveMore Than 300,000 Children Affected by Floods in AfghanistanReport by BBC Persian, translated into English by Rustam SeeratMay 133May 133
Rustam SeeratinILLUMINATIONStampedBy Nassim Ibrahimi, translated to English by Rustam SeeratMay 111May 111
Rustam SeeratinFourth WaveThe Dilemma: To Remember or Not to Remember a Massacre?Power structures suppress uncomfortable truth about TanturaMay 105May 105
Rustam SeeratinFourth WaveDon’t Leverage Taliban-Oppressed Women in Western Gender DebatesOr the false dichotomy of discontentApr 285Apr 285