About Me
My name is Hamed Mir Alam. I am from Afghanistan, where I was born and raised before moving abroad a few years ago. I completed my Bachelor’s degree in English Studies and later earned my Master’s degree in International Management in Austria.
I see myself as a student of culture. I have always been deeply interested in people and traditions, and how they can either make or break individuals and entire nations. I have long viewed culture as the collective “software” of humanity and society. It teaches us how to live, how to treat others—our spouses, our children, and ourselves—and it defines what we value and what we live for.
This fascination is what drove me to closely examine and study my own culture, the Afghan way of life, and its profound influence on our people. Unfortunately, we are living through dark times. As you read this, half of our society—our women and girls—is being excluded, traumatized, and erased from public life. This is why I have decided to write: to raise my voice, however small it may seem, against this injustice.
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I have been speaking out, both in private circles, informal discussions with friends and family, and on social media, about the grave violations and oppression of Afghan women and girls—especially after the Taliban takeover and the crackdown on women’s and girls’ education, their right to work, and self-determination.
I have also been writing articles and am currently working on a book, Inside the Bubble, about the stories of Afghan women under the new regime, the erasure of women and girls, the closure of schools, and the restriction of women’s right to work.
To lift up and center the stories of Afghan women and girls.
My work centers on telling the stories of Afghan women and girls. I believe that stories are incredibly powerful and have the ability to change our outlook on life. Through my storytelling, I want to advocate for the millions of women and girls who remain unseen and unheard.
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I am currently working on a book titled Inside the Bubble, which explores and shares the stories of Afghan women living under oppression.
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