Girls Harassment

  Written by: Muhammad Anwar Andar

Shahida and Nasim are the guests of Lalo Mama. Nasim seems very angry. Lalo Mama comes. Shahida and Nasim greet him. Lalo Mama asks Nasim that why he seems angry and his clothes are also dirty with dust.

Shahida says that while they were coming to the castle, a motorbike rider was chasing them and he was using rude words to her, Nasim ran behind him but the boy ran away and Nasim fall down on the ground.

Lalo Mama says that there are some boys who harassing girls along the way. Shahida asks about the solution of this problem.

Lalo Mama takes them into the corridor of the castle and then he opens a window for their information.

Window:

In the window, the reporter of the castle is talking with some youths about girls’ harassment.

Khalida, a student of Jahan Malika high school, Ghazni city, Ghazni province says: “A boy was harassing me along the way to school. As my father is a nervous man, I could not share the issue with him and I suffer psychologic problems and now I go to school one day after.

Nagina Rabani, a student in Alai high school, Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province says: “I was always going to school with my small sister. A bicycle rider was harassing me.one-day he pulled my scurf and this habit badly affected me and I wished that I would not go to school.”

Girls’ harassment creates problems for the families too.

Benafsha, a resident of Ahmad Shah Baba mina, Kabul city says: “a boy was harassing one of my friends. The girl shared the issue with her family. A quarrel took place between two families. Someone informed police headquarter and police arrested both sides. The issue came to an end but enmity is still existing between them.”

Lalo Mama closes the window and says that girls could also find a solution to this problem themselves.

Shahida asks about the solution.

Lalo Mama opens another window.

Window:

In the window, A girl says: “a boy was harassing me on the way to school. I shared the issue with my teacher in the school. she came with me and talked to the boy and after that day, I have not seen that boy again.”

Another girl, a resident of Jalalabad city says: “while I was going to school, some rikshaw drivers were harassing me. I shared the issue with my uncle. He talked to the rikshaw drivers and now the issue is solved.”

Khalida, a student of Aishae Sediqa girls’ high school, Andar district, Ghazni province says: “girls also have to obey some regulations. They should go together to school and should use public ways, they should not laugh loudly along the way and they should also wear suitable school uniform and hijab.”

Lalo Mama closes the window.

Nasim and Shahida says that they understood how to prevent youths who harassing girls along the way.