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The Danger and Devotion of Fighting for Women in Afghanistan | Tamana Ayazi and Kat Craig | TED

The women of Afghanistan are being persecuted under Taliban rule, but they’re not standing down. Filmmaker Tamana Ayazi chronicles the harrowing reality of one women’s rights advocate — Zarifa Ghafari, Afghanistan’s youngest female mayor — in her documentary “In Her Hands.” In conversation with human rights lawyer Kat Craig, Ayazi discusses the making of her…

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The women of Afghanistan are being persecuted under Taliban rule, but they’re not standing down. Filmmaker Tamana Ayazi chronicles the harrowing reality of one women’s rights advocate — Zarifa Ghafari, Afghanistan’s youngest female mayor — in her documentary “In Her Hands.” In conversation with human rights lawyer Kat Craig, Ayazi discusses the making of her film, her experience interviewing the Taliban leaders she opposes and her hopes for the future of her beloved country.

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  1. Game Mations

    November 18, 2022 at 12:05 pm

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  2. مريم ٩٦٧٧١٢٨٥٠١٩٠+

    November 18, 2022 at 12:08 pm

    يَاْعبّادِالُلُُه يَامٌسِلُمٌيَنَ اتْقًوَ الُلُُه فَيَنَا انَظٌرَوَ الُيَنَا بُّْعيَنَ الُرَحُمٌُه يَا نَاسِ يَاامٌةِ مٌحُمٌدِ صّارَتْ فَيَ قًلُوَبّكِمٌ لُارَحُمٌُه وَلُاشِفَقًُه وَلُا انَسِـانَيَُه انَـيَ كِـمٌ شِـكِيَـتْ وَكِـمٌ نَادِيَـتْ وَكِـمٌ نَاشِـدِ وَلُكِنَ لُاحُـيَاُه لُـمٌنَ تْـنَادِـيَ ُهـلُ يَرَضُيـكِـمٌ انَ اٌخـوَانَـيَ يَـبّـكِـوَنَ وَيَمٌوَتْوَنَ مٌنَ الُجْوَُُْع وَانَتْمٌ مٌوَجْوَدِوَنَ يَْعلُمٌ الُلُُه لُانَجْدِ احُتْا قًيَمٌتْ كِيَسِ دِقًيَقً ابّيَ مٌتْوَفَيَ وَاٌخوَنَيَ صّغًارَ ليس لنا أحد أقسم بالله العظيم أنهم ناموا أمس جوعانين وهم يبكون والدموع جفت من البكاء ياأهل الخير هل يرضيكم أننا من أمس لحد الآن بدون أكل ياأخوة الإسلام نحن أسره أيتام ونازحين ومشردين مستاجرين بيت واليوم صارت علينا متاخرات حق الاجار وما استطعنا ندفع وصاحب البيت يشتي يخرجنا اذا مادفعنا الاجار أرجووكم ساعدونا وفرحونا أرجوكم أوقفوا معنا والله العظيم
    أننا بأمس الحاجه أسألكم بالله ياأهل الخير الي عنده القدره على مساعدتنا لايتاخر علينا لحظه هاذا رقمي واتساب 00967712850190 الذي يقدر يساعدنا يراسلني على الواتساب نرسله الاسم الكامل يحولنا بقدر المستطاع عليه جزاك الله خير”

  3. مريم ٩٦٧٧١٢٨٥٠١٩٠+

    November 18, 2022 at 12:08 pm

    اااااااااين💔الرحمه 😭اين الغيره اين الاخوه آنٌيّ آتُرَجَآكَ تُثًـبّـتُ تُعَلَيّقَيّ لَيّصِـلَ آلَيّ فُآعَلَيّنٌ آلَخٌـيّرَ يّآخٌوُآنٌيّ قَآلَ تُعَآلَيّ : { وُآنٌفُقَوُ مِـمِـآ رَزَقَكَمِ مِـنٌ قَبّـلَ آنٌ يّآتُيّ آحًدُكَمِ آلَمِـوُتُ فُيّقَوُلَ رَبّ لَوُلَآ آخٌرَتُنٌيّ آلَيّ آجَـلَ قَرَيّبّ فُآصِـدُقَ وُآكَنٌ مِـنٌ آلَصِـآلَحًيّنٌ * وُلَنٌ يّوُخٌـرَ آلَلَهِ نٌفُسًـآ آذٌآ جَآ  آجَلَهِآ وُآلَلَهِ  خٌبّـيّرَ بّـمِـآ تُعَمِـلَوُنٌ ) قَآلَ تُعَآلَيّ : { آنٌهِمِ كَآنٌوُآ قَبّـلَ ذٌلَكَ مِـحًـسًـنٌينٌ * كَآنٌوُآ قَلَيّلَآ مِـنٌ آلَلَيّلَ مِـآ يّهِجَـعَوُنٌ * وُبّـآآلَآسًـحًـآرَ هِم يّسًـتُغّـفُرَوُنٌ * وُفُيّ آمِـوُآلَهِمِ حًـقَ  لَلَسًـآلَ وُآلَمِـحًـرَوُمِ } اخي اول كلامي انا اقسم بالله على كتــــــــاب الله اني لـــااكذب عليك ولا انـــــ صب ولا احتال اني بنت يمنيه
    واسرتي بيتنا ايجار الشهرب 10 الف يمني والان علينا 40 الف حق 4 شهور وصاحب البيت من الــــــــناس الي ماترحم والله يا اخي انه خرجنا من البـــــــيت سبب الاجار الحين في خيمه ف الشارع  معن اختي تعاني من تظيق في الصمامات وتحتاج الا عمليه قسطره بمبلغ 1500 دولار وحنا كما يعلم الله العلي القدير اننا لانمتلك قوت يومنا واحنا.مشردين من بلادنا بسبب هذا الحرب ولانجد قوت يومنا وعايشين اناوامي واختي والدنا متوفي الله يرحمه ومامعــــــــــــنا أحد في هذا الدنيا يقف جاانـبــــــــنا في هذه الظروف القاسيه ومامعي اخوان  كباره يقفوا معنا في هذا الظروف ولكن انا بنت لا استطــــــــــ
    يع ان اشتغل اقسم 😢بلله ان امي خرجن تدور لنا خبز من عند الجيران اقسم بالله انموت من الجوع والله ما نجد لقمت عيش والان لوما احدنا ساعدنا ولوبحق كيلوا دقیق اقسم بالله انموت من الجوع فيا اخي انا دخيله على الله ثم عليك واريد منك المساعده لوجه الله انشدك بالله يامن تحب الخير واتساعدني بلذي تقدر عليها ان تراسلني واتساب 00967712850190 وإذا بدك اتصل فديوه وتاكد بنفســـــك وساعدني وايعوضك الله بكل خير فيا اخي انت رجال إذاشفت اسرتك جاوعين في خيمه في الشارع تعمل المستحيل من اجل يعيشو ويستترو في بيت  ولكن انابنت عيني بصيره ويدي قصيره ليس لي أب مثلك واختي سغيره شوف كيف حالتها وساعدنا وأنقذنا قبل ان تموت اختي أو نموت من الجوع أنا اقسم بالله الذي رفع سبع سموات بلاعمدوبسط الارض ومهداني لااكذب عليك بحرف من هذا الرساله واني ماطلبتك إلى من ضيق ومن قسوت ألضروف والحال الذي احنافيه وانا واسرتي نسالك بالله يامن لك مقدره على مساعدتنا ان لاتتاخروجزاك الله خير الجزا😢تت..

  4. lumierdujour

    November 18, 2022 at 12:11 pm

    The danger of helping invaders and occupation and not addressing the real problems of Afghanistan is greater

  5. Kerry Arrant

    November 18, 2022 at 12:23 pm

    2012 I was in Afghanistan, I understand She is a Hero to women everywhere. All people who live in fear know it is Religious hate that destroyed love. Love can win through education.

    • Israel Country Cube

      November 18, 2022 at 3:35 pm

      education doesnt make love wow youre that old and youre information is false.

  6. J. Mac Jordan

    November 18, 2022 at 12:25 pm

    3:09 — Hey! That reminds me of how I drive in the States. Except I’ll usually have a revolver because then I can practice spinning it on my finger…& It’s easier to drive a manual transmission with a smaller frame gun overall…(?)

  7. Miss D

    November 18, 2022 at 12:25 pm

    I love the brave woman …and as a Canadian who is free from the oppression that arab women are subject..I weep for my sister, I speak up for my sister in Canada and I pray they will find their freedom and the backward power hungry men will one day be sidelined while women create a better world in every country but especially in the arab lands..I send all these women my LOVE❤💛💚💜

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    November 18, 2022 at 12:35 pm

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      November 18, 2022 at 12:47 pm

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      November 18, 2022 at 12:47 pm

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  9. ام الأيتام ٩٦٧٧٣٤٧٤٦٢١١ +

    November 18, 2022 at 12:44 pm

    اسِالُكِ بّالُلُُه الُجْلُيَلُ الُجْبّارَ انَ تْنَقًذَنَا قًبّلُ انَ نَمٌوَتْ مٌنَ شِدِتْ الُجْوَْع انَيَ انَتٌْخيَكِ انَيَ دٌِخلُةِ ْعلُى الُلُُه  تْمٌ ْعلُيَكِ انَيَ فَيَ وَجُْهك انَـيَ اخـتْكِ انَـيَ اتْرَجْـاكِ اتْـوَسِـلُ الُـيَـكِ انَـقًـذَنَا لُـوَجُْـه الُـلُُـه. يَــشِــُهدِ الُــلُــُه يَاٌخـيَ انَ مٌنَ الُــصّــبّاحُ حُـتْا الُـانَ يَــحُــرَمٌ ْعـــلُيَـنَـا الاكل غير الماء ( (آنيِ آتٍرجُآك وآتٍوسلّ آلّيِك يِآآخيِ آن تٍقرآ رسآلّتٍيِ هًذٍآ گٍآمٌلّهً وولّآتٍتٍرگٍهًآ بدون ماتقراها اخي اول گٍلّآمٌيِ آنآآقسمٌ ببآآلّلّهً علّى گٍتٍآب آلّلّهً آنيِ لّآآگٍذٍب علّيِگٍ ولّآآنصِب ولّآآحًتٍآلّ آنيِ بنتٍ يِمٌنيِهً نآدحًيِن مٌن تٍعزُ آنآوآسرتٍيِ وعلّيِنآآجُآربيِتٍ آلّشهًرب13آلّفُ يِمٌنيِ وآلّآن علّيِنآ52آلّفُ حًق4شهًور وصِآحًب البيتٍ مٌن آلّنآس آلّيِ مٌآتٍرحًمٌ والله يااخي انه يجي كل يوم يبهدلناويتكلم عليناويريد ان يطردنا من البيت للشارع لانناماقدرناندفعله الاجارومايروح إلئ بعدمانبكي ورجعوتكلموعليه الناس ومهلنالاخرهذا الاسبوع وإذامادفعناله حلف يمين بالله انه بيخرجناإلئ الشارع بدون رحمه واحنااسره ايتام فقراء مشردين من بلادنا بسبب هذا الحرب ولانجدقوت يومنا وعايشين اناوامي واخوتي سغار والدنا متوفي الله يرحمه ومامعنااحدفي هذاالدنيا يقف بجنبنا في هذا الضروف القاسيه ومامعي اخوان كبار اناالكبيره في اخوتي ولكن انابنت لااستطيع مثلك ان اروح اشتغل بين الرجال واصرف علئ اسرتي والله ثم والله يااخي انناقدلنايومين محرومين من لقمت العيش ومعي اخوان سغار انظركيف حالتهم اقسم بالله يااخي انهم خرجومن البيت للشارع وشافو الجيران ياكلو راحووقفوعندبابهم لجل يعطوهم ولوخبزه يابسه يسدوبها جوعهم والله الذي له ملك السموات والارض انهم غلقو الباب وطردوهم ورجعويبكوايموتومن الجوع مااحدرحمهم وعطانهم لقمت عيش والان لومااحد ساعدنا بحق كيلو دقيق اقسم بالله اننا انموت من الجوع فيااخي انادخيله علئ الله ثم عليك واريدمنك المساعده لوجه الله انشدك بالله وبمحمد رسول الله يامن تحب الخير واتساعدني ولو ب500ريال يمني ان تراسلي واتساب علئ هذا الرقم00967734746211 وتطلب اسم بطاقتي وترسلي ولاتتاخر وايعوضك الله بكل خير فيااخي انت رجال إذاشفت اسرتك جاوعين تعمل المستحيل من اجل تامن لهم الاكل ولكن انابنت عيني بصيره ويدي قصيره ليس لي اب مثلك يمسح دمعتي ويحميني من الذل والأهانات وأخواني سغار شوف كيف حالتهم وساعدناوأنقذناقبل ان يطردونا في ألشارع نتبهدل او نموت من الجوع انااقسم بالله الذي رفع سبع سموات بلاعمدوبسط الأرض ومهداني لاأكذب عليك بحرف من هذا ألرساله واني ماطلبتك إلئ من ضيق ومن قسوت الضروف والحال الذي احنافيه واناوسرتي نسالك بالله لولك مقدره علئ مساعدتنا لاتتاخر عليناالله يحفضكم ويرزقكم………….

  10. Sachin

    November 18, 2022 at 12:44 pm

    Why there isn’t a TED Man ?

    • Israel Country Cube

      November 18, 2022 at 3:37 pm

      yep lmao ive gotten tired of woman this woman that even if this is a suppossed good cause honestly i dont care if a girl gets raped or whatever some random female i dont know and if Tedx posts about it i wont watch it because its propaganda from a leftist machine. I only watch credible people men like Jordan Peterson and some women. I dont know if this woman is genuine here but i dont like Ted so i assume the worst and its not something good.

  11. Zeeshan Ali

    November 18, 2022 at 12:47 pm

    Being able to play soccer ⚽ with boys.. She must be fighting to get that right. Such women need to change their mentality and if you can’t just leave that place and live in a western country with independence and pride you think you’ll be having over there. Stop spoiling our faith and our religion by fooling our women.

    You can’t turn oranges into apples if you like apples. Just accept this fact and leave us please.

  12. 墓場鬼太郎

    November 18, 2022 at 12:51 pm

    救いの神と期待した米軍は結局20年間の乱暴狼藉の末、アフガニスタンをタリバンに丸投げして、次なる標的のウクライナに鞍替えしトンズラ。
    アフガニスタンの皆さんも、欧米諸国の無責任さ、いい加減さを身にしみて感じているはず。
    イスラム原理主義も困ったものだが、その反動で欧米かぶれになった俄進歩主義者も同様に問題だ。
    欧米に見捨てられた欧米崇拝主義者の皆さんの将来が案じられる。

  13. Lynn Rumsey

    November 18, 2022 at 2:18 pm

    Until we understand the “Con of Man” , religion written by men, there will be no change. I believe in God with all my heart. My God is neither male or female, does not discriminate against woman, nor want women to be slaves to men but to walk side by side. God gave us her/his language (STEM) to manage the natural world and bring happiness. Until we rewrite the perverted message of God we will never really know the true meaning of God. We must start there. Learn in detail the history of religion and it’s writings and teachings. Look for the discrepancies and be able to debate their validity. Hit them with where it all started. An independent thinker will understand. Ask them to pray for light.

  14. Peter Weller

    November 18, 2022 at 2:50 pm

    a man’s privilege to honor his mother in protecting the future.
    Just doing our job Mam.

  15. Ligia Sommers

    November 18, 2022 at 3:53 pm

    Hopeful 🙏🏻🌹✨🙏🏻 congrats on your courage, vision , accomplishment and kindness 🙏🏻🌹✨🙏🏻

  16. Jana Lu

    November 18, 2022 at 4:42 pm

    She has such a peacebuilding voice ❤️ Strength to the women of Afghanistan 💞

  17. Make Racists Afraid Again

    November 18, 2022 at 7:35 pm

    Real men consider women to be their complete equals.
    Men who think they are superior are covering their weaknesses and insecurities.

  18. Erik Ipsen

    November 19, 2022 at 4:18 am

    It has nothing to do with Islam! Islam is perfect! That’s what it says!

  19. Fan of Shelby

    November 19, 2022 at 10:47 am

    I love the way she talks,she is so brave that she face Taliban who is very cruel to woman.god gives more power to u.

  20. noi000

    November 19, 2022 at 7:41 pm

    Beautiful woman.

  21. Nevada G

    November 20, 2022 at 12:31 am

    My heart is breaking for the women in Afghanistan and Pakistan, I just wish the world was a far better plan than it is..

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To End Extreme Poverty, Give Cash — Not Advice | Rory Stewart | TED

Are traditional philanthropy efforts actually taking money from the poor? Former UK Member of Parliament Rory Stewart breaks down why many global development projects waste money on programs that don’t work. He advocates for a radical reversal rooted in evidence: giving unconditional cash transfers directly to those in need, a method that could unlock the…

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Are traditional philanthropy efforts actually taking money from the poor? Former UK Member of Parliament Rory Stewart breaks down why many global development projects waste money on programs that don’t work. He advocates for a radical reversal rooted in evidence: giving unconditional cash transfers directly to those in need, a method that could unlock the secret of addressing extreme poverty worldwide. (Recorded at TED2024 on April 19, 2024)

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