#YoungWomenSay

Stories submitted by women under 30…

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Afiya Shafiq (25) born and raised in the Netherlands, life as an Afghan and Russian girl

Dear person reading this, let me introduce myself! My name is Afiya Shafiq, 25 years old, born and raised in […]

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I Miss You Sister

I use to have sister. My 25-year-old sister Mariah Symone Sanders was shot and killed by her boyfriend on March […]

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My story

My name is Samira Kohdamani. I was born in Afghanistan, in a country where war and insecurity were part of […]

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Behind The Smile

I was born in the Philippines. I spent sixteen years there before moving to Germany at fifteen. Life in the […]

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Be Afraid

Fear, a hollow feeling that swallows you from within, there are so many forms of it – Fear of being […]

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Strong woman from burned cheerleader

Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to rape. I have rocked back and […]

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My mom is leaving us and we are not ready

Good morning, I don’t really like sharing stories but today I feel like my mind will not be ok if […]

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The way life goes

I’m sorry if my English is bad. My name is Marie, I am 15 years old, and I live in […]

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My childhood sexual abuse story.

Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to childhood rape and other experiences of […]

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Let not what you have faced define you and your destination in life

I am a young woman from Mkoba, a prosaic location in Gweru, Zimbabwe, raised by my resilient siblings and my […]