Program Overview

• Hosts: Mariam Atash Nawabi
• Length: 24:12
• Original Airdate: Jun 2009

Eight years after the fall of the Taliban, Afghan women are still fighting for justice and independence. Host Mariam Nawabi sits down with prominent women's advocates and a member of the Muslim clergy to discuss the legal and religious rights of women in Afghanistan and who they can turn to for help if they are facing abuse. Mariam also speaks with Rebecca Grossman, co-founder of the Grossman Burn Foundation in Kabul, to examine the tragic effects of hopelessness and isolation on one young Afghan girl.

About the program:

America Abroad Media (AAM) and Tolo TV in Afghanistan present PUL – a weekly public interest program, recorded in the United States for broadcast throughout Afghanistan. This groundbreaking half-hour show will inform a nationwide Afghan audience about critical issues, domestic and foreign, featuring interviews with leading Afghan and American officials and experts, as well as professionals involved in fields ranging from public health to agriculture to arts and entertainment.