‘A poem is a sword,’ Saheera Sharif, Mirman Baheer’s founder, said.[…]Literature, she says, is a more effective battle for women’s rights than shouting at political rallies. ‘This is a different kind of struggle.’
“Why Afghan Women Risk Death to Write Poetry” by Eliza Griswold (Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting)
I can recommend the entire article. It’s fascinating.
Thoughts?