Facing Afghan Women. Portraits of willpower


With these portraits Afghan women are literally given a face. Portraits which are looking straight into the viewers eyes, breaking through the still common western perception of the invisible, burqa clad, passive Afghan women. Instead, Afghan women are pronounced and experts in many social fields. They want their voice to be heard, in and outside Afghanistan. They have willpower, a future outlook, want to participate and claim their rights

     

 

   
     
     
     
© Gitta van Buuren, The Netherlands 2002