Nawa is a contributing writer in these anthologies, each published in a different decade of her life. The books are edited by academics, journalists and activists and include other contributing writers who provide nuanced analyses.

Under the Drones

Modern Lives in the Afghanistan-Pakistan Borderlands 

Harvard University Press, 2012

In chapter 13, “Women and the Drug Trade in Afghanistan,” Nawa analyzes the roles women play in Afghanistan’s drug trade. While some are victims, others are perpetrators who benefit from the illicit business.

http://www.amazon.com/Under-Drones-Modern-Afghanistan-Pakistan-Borderlands/dp/0674065611

Women for Afghan Women

Shattering Myths and Claiming the Future

Palgrave McMillan, 2002

In the chapter “Two identities, One Mission,” Nawa ponders her role as an Afghan-American whose two countries have gone to war. It’s an emotional discussion of how identity can mobilize change.

http://www.amazon.com/Women-Afghan-Shattering-Claiming-Future/dp/1403960178

March to War

From Day One to War’s End and Beyond

Avalon, 1993

Nawa’s first published piece on the challenges of being a Muslim high school student during the Gulf War marked the beginning of her writing career. It was so widely published through the Pacific News Service wire that it was included in this anthology of the Gulf War.

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-march-to-war-james-ridgeway/1000333044?ean=9780941423618