This is where you hear from women & girls around the world about their unfiltered lives, dreams, and hopes for a better future.

A Young Woman in Afghanistan 4/22/25 A Young Woman in Afghanistan 4/22/25

Afghanistan Diaries: Madina

Sold into marriage at eight, returned in a shroud at ten—Madina’s childhood traded for silence, her life for a price.

A Young Woman in Iraq 4/18/25 A Young Woman in Iraq 4/18/25

Iraq Diaries: Rania

"I just want my freedom and my life," an 18-year-old girl from Fallujah told More to Her Story.

Daria Kolomiec 2/23/25 Daria Kolomiec 2/23/25

Ukraine Diaries: Daria

On the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian cultural activist and producer Daria Kolomiec exclusively shares, for the first time with MTHS, a diary entry recorded as a voice note while hiding in a Kyiv basement on February 24, 2022.

A Young Woman's Diary 1/29/25 A Young Woman's Diary 1/29/25

Afghanistan Diaries: Farkhunda

A young mother in Afghanistan poetically reflects on the burdens of motherhood under Taliban rule.

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