Female Cat, Freedom, Kabul, Meryl Streep

“Today in Kabul a female cat has more freedom than a woman. A cat may go sit on her front stoop and feel the sun on her face. She may chase a squirrel in the park. A squirrel has more rights than a girl in Afghanistan today because the public parks have been closed to women and girls by the Taliban. A bird may sing in Kabul, but a girl may not in public.” - Actor Meryl Streep, speaking at an event on Afghan women’s rights at the U.N.

Found in Ms. Magazine, Winter 2025, page 6.