MINI SERIES: NOTHING IS APOLITICAL

The conclusion of our conversation with Zahra Joya — Afghan journalist, TIME Woman of the Year, and founder of Rukhshana Media — recorded for Beyond Borders Podcast in collaboration with Asia Democracy Chronicles, an online publication of the Asia Democracy Network that focuses on human rights and democracy across the region. In Part 2, the conversation moves from Zahra's personal story to the harder political questions. She explains what real solidarity looks like versus performative attention, why she insists the Taliban's rule is gender apartheid, and why she believes the world — including Afghanistan's own neighbours — has looked away. She speaks about Malala, about how the Taliban distort Islam to justify their rule, and about the international community's reluctance to hold them accountable. It's als ...