RASC News Agency: Narges Momand, a civil activist and former professor at Kabul University, who recently received the World Peace Prize 2023 from Sweden, asks Afghanistani girls and women to fight and not lose hope.
Narges Momand has received the World Peace Prize for her activities in the field of online education for girls deprived of education and setting up online educational centers.
She told the media: “My activities in the women’s department are related to the last two years. We teach girls English, Pashto literature and computers through online classes.”
The Swedish World Peace Prize is awarded annually to individuals around the world who have worked in the fields of peace, education, children’s rights and the fight against gender inequalities.
Narges Momand has also said that in the past two years, she has been able to send financial aid to a number of girls, so that they can continue their studies online; but she did not provide any details about this.
This former professor of Kabul University and winner of the World Peace Prize says about the value of this award: “The fact that someone from Afghanistan was able to receive this award is valuable to our country and at least on the international stage, it is someone who brings the voice of Afghanistani women to the world.”
Momand used to teach at Kabul University before the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. She has been living in Germany for two years now.
“Don’t lose hope, you are not alone,” she tells Afghanistani girls. “This situation will not continue.”
After taking control of Afghanistan, the Taliban group banned girls’ schools above the sixth grade, and after that, female students were excluded from universities, which caused a huge wave of international reactions. However, after two years, the girls are still deprived of education and see a dark future for them.
