Fariba Nawa is a journalist, speaker and author of “Opium Nation: Child Brides, Drug Lords and One Woman’s Journey through Afghanistan.” Follow her at @faribanawa. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/fariba-nawa/rss en Crises & Conflicts Education Refugee Voices Thu, 07 Jun 2018 08:50:00 +0000 Fariba Nawa https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/06/07/the-precarious-lives-of-afghan-children-in-iran https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/06/07/the-precarious-lives-of-afghan-children-in-iran As doors close to Afghan refugees around the globe, 1 million Afghan children face an uncertain future in Iran. Some have rights and public sympathy, others face deportation and discrimination, reports Fariba Nawa in this photo essay with an Iranian photographer. Health Minority Rights Reproductive Rights Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:51:05 +0000 Fariba Nawa https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/07/27/pregnant-afghans-grapple-with-irans-exemplary-refugee-healthcare-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/07/27/pregnant-afghans-grapple-with-irans-exemplary-refugee-healthcare-2 Iran has been lauded for providing free healthcare or subsidized insurance to many Afghan refugees. Yet some 2 million undocumented Afghans have no such benefits and live in fear of debt and deportation. Health Integration Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:50:05 +0000 Fariba Nawa https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/07/27/pregnant-afghans-grapple-with-irans-exemplary-refugee-healthcare https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/07/27/pregnant-afghans-grapple-with-irans-exemplary-refugee-healthcare Iran has been lauded for providing free healthcare or subsidized insurance to many Afghan refugees. Yet some 2 million undocumented Afghans have no such benefits and live in fear of debt and deportation. Crisis and Conflict Gender-Based Violence Politics and Policy Wed, 20 Jul 2016 13:39:41 +0000 Ozge Sebzeci, Fariba Nawa https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/07/20/activists-condemn-turkey-over-polygamy-upsurge https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2016/07/20/activists-condemn-turkey-over-polygamy-upsurge In Turkey, it’s illegal for a man to take on multiple wives, but activists say the influx of Syrian refugees is fueling a rise in the practice – and the government is turning a blind eye to the problem.