New women’s radio station in Afghanistan

Despite Bush’s contentions, the United States’ record on helping women in Afghanistan is pretty frigging reprehensible. But Afghani women are—and have been—taking matters into their own hands.
A new women’s radio station in Maimana is seeking to take on some of the major issues affecting women: poverty, illiteracy, forced marriages and the rule of the gun.
Radio Quyash (the Sun) is one of the four local women’s radio stations and one of over 30 independent radio stations in the country. Because of the high illiteracy rate, radio is one of the best ways to reach out and educate women in the region.
Even though this is amazing news, the Radio Quyash team is having a difficult time finding women to interview. Arefa Zareh, a teacher and staff member of the station, says that “society still cannot accept women speaking out openly on the streets.”
Well, it’s a start.