The World Must Recognize The Reality of Gender Apartheid

By Hasina Jalal
Monday, December 08, 2025

Published by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“The erasure of Afghan women is not inevitable. It is a political choice made by the Taliban and confronting it requires political courage from the international community. Naming gender apartheid, supporting women’s resistance and restoring the protections once promised under the Law on the Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW) are essential steps to ensure Afghan women are not written out of their country’s future.”

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Hasina Jalal is a Ph.D. candidate in public and international affairs at the University of Pittsburgh, and an adjunct faculty member at Duquesne University. Her research focuses on comparative politics, security studies and women’s political agency. She can be found on Facebook here, X here and on Instagram here.

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