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AFGHANISTAN GENDER PHOTO OF
KORAN TEACHER & CLASS
BY PAULA LERNER
KANDAHAR,
AFGHANISTAN - 5/14/07: A breeze blows the cloth intended to keep out dust
during a Koran class taught by Shahla (in black). With her strong singing voice
to guide them, every day she goes over over the prayers and how to chant them
with her children. (Photo by © Paula Lerner)
The Atelier Gallery at
the Stoneham Theatre - Metro Boston Area
Afghan Stories
Photographs by Paula Lerner
October 23 - November 22
On display in
the Griffin Museum's Atelier Gallery at the Stoneham Theatre from October 23
through November 22, the exhibit explores another side of Afghanistan and shows
a world that has been largely unknown or closed to Western observers.
Exhibit
Web Gallery:
Event
information:
PAULA LERNER - BIOGRAPHICAL
INFORMATION
Paula Lerner is an award winning
photojournalist who's work has taken her from the Amazon to Afghanistan.
Since 1985 she has been working for magazine clients including Smithsonian,
People, Time, Newsweek, and Business Week in
addition to many foreign publications. Women's issues have been a
recurring theme in her work, and she began photographing projects about women
in Afghanistan in 2005. In 2006 she collaborated with The
Washington Post.com to produce a multimedia feature about women
in Kabul, which won a prestigious Webby Award archived online here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/interactives/afghanistanwomen/ She
is currently at work on a new project about women in Kandahar. For
additional information, please visit her web site at http://www.lernerphoto.com.
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