Eid Mubarak Eid al-Adha in America is both fun and strange for me. Here, we go to the mosque, and men and women pray together. In Afghanistan, women aren’t allowed to go to the mosque, so it’s special to pray with my family here. I…

I’m honored to publish our first featured writer on GCV+F, Aqsa Rahamni. Aqsa Rahmani came to the United States from Afghanistan in 2021, a few months before the fall of Kabul. Her father, a dear friend, has been sharing her thoughts with the world for…

Hello everyone! I haven’t written in a while because I was super busy preparing for these big tests at school called Standard of Language (SOL). I wanted to do really well on them, so I didn’t have time to write. I’ve missed sharing stories with…

When we had to leave Afghanistan in 2021, my mom packed something super special— a tiny bottle of ZamZam water that came from my great-grandpa. It’s really important to us because it’s not just water; it’s like a little bottle of miracles! People say it…

I wrote about my friendship with Sara and how I couldn’t say goodbye to her when I left Afghanistan. Today I want to tell you all about why Sara was so special to me. She was the only friend I had back then. Since I…