It was founded in 1977 by Meena Keshwar Kamal, an Afghan student activist who was assassinated in February 1987 for her political activities.
RAWA also strives for multilateral disarmament. The group opposed the Soviet-supported government, the following Mujahideen and Islamist governments, and the present United States-supported Islamic Republican form of government. ==Background== The RAWA was first initiated in Kabul in 1977 as an independent social and political organization of Afghan women fighting for [rights] and social justice.
In 1979, Kamal began a campaign against Soviet forces and the Soviet-supported government of Afghanistan.
The group, which supports non-violent strategies, had its initial office in Kabul, Afghanistan, but then moved to Pakistan in the early 1980s. The organization aims to involve women of Afghanistan in both political and social activities aimed at acquiring [rights] for women and continuing the struggle against the government of Afghanistan based on democratic and secular, not fundamentalist principles, in which women can participate fully.
In 1981, she launched a bilingual magazine called Payam-e-Zan (Women’s Message).
It was founded in 1977 by Meena Keshwar Kamal, an Afghan student activist who was assassinated in February 1987 for her political activities.
Her activities and views, as well as her work against the government and religious fundamentalists led to her assassination on February 4, 1987. ==Early activities== Much of RAWA's efforts in the 1990s involved holding seminars and press conferences and other fund-raising activities in Pakistan.
Her activities and views, as well as her work against the government and religious fundamentalists led to her assassination on February 4, 1987. ==Early activities== Much of RAWA's efforts in the 1990s involved holding seminars and press conferences and other fund-raising activities in Pakistan.
All text is taken from Wikipedia. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License .
Page generated on 2021-08-05