Freaba Morrad Oral History Interview
Freaba is an Afghan-American woman who was born and raised in the U.S. She talks about being an Afghan woman, how war and displacement has impacted her and her family's lives and the connection that she feels to her roots back home. She talks about education, holding various identities, and gender norms and roles here in the U.S. and in Afghanistan.
Mountain Range in Faryab, Afghanistan
The mountain range where Freaba Morrad's family currently lives in Faryab, Afghanistan. This picture showcases the serenity and natural beauty of Freaba's ancestral town in Afghanistan. Freaba talks about the deep connection that she feels to Afghanistan in general but to Faryab in particular and the natural landscape is one of the reasons for that connection.
A City Street in Kabul, Afghanistan
Photograph of a city street in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2018. Freaba Morrad's father visited Afghanistan in 2018. You can see people going about their lives. Freaba talks about Afghans immigrating only due to war and poverty. If Afghanistan was peaceful, as shown in this picture, no one would leave.