Their Identities Denied, Afghan Women Ask, ‘Where Is My Name?’<br />Modaser Islami, head of a youth organization, wrote on his Facebook page: "The name of my mother, sister<br />and wife are sacred like their head scarf, and it’s a sign of their honor." He then addressed the activists: "The name of my mother, sister and wife will be mentioned where they see necessary.<br />Sohaili said that The reality is that women also remain silent — they don’t protest this,<br />Mr. Islami, the opponent of the campaign, said in an interview<br />that he agreed with the idea of normalizing women’s identities in public but that he saw the social media push as the work of a "privileged few," pitting women against men.<br />The woman whose name has no place in laws all of a sudden becomes ‘the mother of Ahmad’ or ‘the mother of Mahmoud.’" Ms. Ramish wrote<br />that she had noticed the gravity of the problem when the Afghan president, Ashraf Ghani, in his inaugural speech three years ago, mentioned his wife by name.<br />Bahar Sohaili said that This is just a spark — the posing of a question mostly to the Afghan women about why their identity is denied,
