Friday, January 24, 2025 at 4:15 pm*

Presented by Annette Young

Format: 12 minutes

In a special edition, The 51%, France 24’s weekly show on women’s rights, explores the harsh realities faced by Afghan women and their daily challenges under Taliban rule.

This week, Annette Young meets Fawzia Koofi, a women’s rights activist and a former member of the Afghan parliament who has also survived assassination attempts. Their exchange sheds light on the need for international efforts to end gender apartheid and the role of international sporting boycotts. The episode also features an encounter with a group of Afghan women exiled in Paris who are producing a TV broadcast for women still living inside Afghanistan, offering a much-needed spark of hope.

‘The 51% – TALKING ON THE TALIBAN: The need to end gender apartheid in Afghanistan’ will be broadcast on France 24 in English and French. The episode will also be accessible via france24.com