Denied an education and married off as a child, Hawa learns to read and write in her fifties to start a business – until the Taliban’s return shatters the dreams of three generations of women.

In war-torn northern Syria, women in Rojava rise with remarkable determination, building villages, schools, and workshops, defending not only their lives but a vision of freedom and equality.

Afghanistan‘s last female ambassador, Manizha Bakhtari, is risking everything in her fight for the rights of girls and women in Afghanistan.