“The sun will rise again!”
Afghan women in Greece unite their voices in solidarity with the women and girls in Afghanistan on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Refugee Support Aegean (RSA), in collaboration with seven Afghan women and girls living in Greece whom we represent legally, has created a powerful multimedia message for those women enduring the hardships in Afghanistan.
Read more: www.rsaegean.org
Poet: anonymous
Free translation from Dari
I wrote this poem with longing and a sigh, how deeply I grieve
They imprison me for the crime of the hijab
I speak only for the silent and oppressed girls
How they perish in sorrow, trapped in the horror of your prison
Did you hear that I missed my flight? Do you even know?
What dreams have turned into nightmares?
Blood still drips from the wounds of my poetry, because
for in the confines of grief, I wrestle with bitter words.
As long as you bind your chains to rotten beliefs,
The air of youth slips away; I grow weary and old.
It takes hope and love for freedom to soar
Why am I always chained within circles of desire?
