Global Critical Race Feminism Post 9-11: Afghanistan

The article addresses Global Critical Race Feminism (GCRF) as a general theme and focuses specifically on how the theory will apply to the women of Afghanistan in a post 9-11 setting. The author begins by outlining the roots of GRCF, presenting a brief review of Critical Legal Studies, Critical Race Theory and Feminism. She then moves on to address the Afghan context using her Global Multiplicative Identity theory (GMI). GMI acknowledges that everyone's identity is informed by multiple categories some of which provide us with privilege while others cause us to face discrimination. GMI also recognizes that addressing the plight of Afghan women requires a holistic analysis of numerous intersecting identities which need to be considered when developing international, domestic and humanitarian programs. The article is part of a conference: Access to justice: The Social Responsibility of Lawyers.