Afghanistan Quote by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

“In Afghanistan when a woman is widowed, she is generally taken in by her late husband’s family. His brother might marry her if she…

— Douglas Grindle

An interim government was set up in Afghanistan. It included two women, one of whom was Minister of Women's Affairs. Man, who'd she have…

— Tina Fey

It would be very hard to bring a wife to Afghanistan. In America, I'd have no problem with her doing whatever she wanted, but…

— Hyder Akbar

“Women in my country take their rights for granted and completely dissociate themselves from the women's rights movement and feminism. But I think anything's…

— Cheryl Benard quoting Lorrie

Women in Afghanistan do not ask the United States to stay for the simple or sentimental reason of safeguarding their rights. They are the…

— Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

I think the emancipation of women in Afghanistan has to come from inside, through Afghans themselves, gradually, over time.

— Khaled Hosseini

We think it is in our nation's interest that Afghan women - or any women around the world - not suffer.

— George W. Bush

Without women taking an active role in Afghan society, rebuilding Afghanistan is going to be very difficult.

— Khaled Hosseini

Why don't we focus on what Afghan women can do? They can cook, bear children and pray. As I recall, that was fine for…

— Al Franken

In all the debate about Afghanistan, we don't hear much about our obligation to the wretched lives of Afghan women. They are being treated…

— Tina Brown

“My country is still in chains of bloody and terrorist fundamentalists. The situation in Afghanistan and conditions of its ill-fated women will never change…

— Malalai Joya

Afghan women, as a group, I think their suffering has been equaled by very few other groups in recent world history.

— Khaled Hosseini