The country’s first female-run radio station was looted and its staff persecuted but,despite the risks, women in the media are making their voices heardWhen Radio Shaista goes silent, or you know the Taliban are close. The female-run radio station was looted and wrecked when the group captured Kunduz,Afghanistans embattled northern city, in 2015, or sending journalists fleeing. Even after the Taliban were routed,female journalists have been on guard, whether they ever returned, and that is.
Zarghoona Hassan,Radio Shaista’s director, fled after armed militants knocked on her door at domestic. They accused her of converting listeners to Christianity and announced a date for her execution. Related: Girls gain ground in Kandahar culture wars as education prospects improve | Matthew Green Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com