Zahra Nader

To the people who are supporting our campaign, THANK YOU. In a time when Afghan women are being silenced, restricted, and stripped of their basic human rights, you have chosen to stand with us. Thank you for being our allies, our supporters. gofundme.com/f/g6swq

Over a dozen people who spoke with Zan Times described a process in which physical violence, humiliation and denial of food or medical care were commonplace. This story is published in collaboration with @himalistan zantimes.com/2025/07/18/dep…

Afghan refugees, long present in Iran, are increasingly viewed not as asylum seekers, but as demographic threats, economic burdens, and are sometimes used as political scapegoats. @zahrayusufi writes: himalmag.com/politics/iran-…

Afghan refugees, long present in Iran, are increasingly viewed not as asylum seekers, but as demographic threats, economic burdens, and are sometimes used as political scapegoats. @zahrayusufi writes: himalmag.com/politics/iran-…

We’ve forged a new partnership with Himal Southasian, South Asia’s prominent regional magazine of politics and culture. Reach out to us, if you want to be our partner: [email protected] zantimes.com/2025/07/18/dep…

“Being a refugee in Iran is a trauma I am reliving. As a six yr old Afghan refugee in Iran, I didn’t know who I was — until the public told me I was a source of shame, that I was a ‘nasty Afghan’…Recently we’re seeing a shift to deport more women.” — @ZahraYusufi

Thousands of Afghan refugee women face an uncertain future after returning from Iran. Shakila, 24 and pregnant, fears for the fate of the daughter she is carrying—a daughter who may be deprived of the right to education and work.

The Iranian officers said, “We can come up with a thousand reasons to keep you and punish you.” Even though we knew there was nothing incriminating on our devices, as the officers said, “Being Afghan is reason enough.” zantimes.com/2025/07/17/the…

اگر پناهجوی افغانستانی در ایران هستید و با مشکلاتی روبه‌رو شده‌اید، با زن‌تایمز تماس بگیرید 👇

I had a chance to speak to Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen about the dire situation of Afghan refugees who are being deported from Iran: srf.ch/news/internati…

I just spoke with @CNN's @biannagolodryga about the situation of Afghan refugees who are being deported from Iran: cnn.com/2025/07/14/Tv/…

At @ZanTimes we are focusing on covering the situation of Afghan refugees who are being deported from Iran and Pakistan, but we can't do this alone. gofundme.com/f/g6swq

From Kissu Taffere to Thomas Ogden, ROOM 6.25’s writers—Casagrande, Causey, Cruickshank, Fodor, Grose, Evert, Snyder, Qiao, White, Wiggin, Woods & @ZahraYusufi—turn pain into power and silence into solidarity. Read the full issue: ow.ly/xuYr50Wose2 #psychoanalysis

Afghan refugee: We’ve been humiliated so much in Iran

What we are seeing in Afghanistan is a systematic attempt to erase all women from public life, from being outside, from getting an education, from working and earning their living,” said Zahra Nader, the editor in chief of @ZanTimes. Thank you @joshuaqyang washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…

With @ZahraYusufi and @BethVanSchaack — ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women, girls washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…

Sahar, a widow from Baghlan, had lived in Iran for more than a decade. She ran a small tailoring workshop, had put a deposit down on a home, and was raising five children alone. Now, she’s homeless in her home country. 1/5 zantimes.com/2025/07/07/ira…